Elise Morenon Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 6627

Scope and Contents

The Elise Morenon Papers includes records of the Stevens and Leland families collected sporadically throughout the years by the families. It contains records for the family companies Snelling, Leland & Co., Brown and Adams Wool Commission (later Adams & Leland), and Knowles, Leland & Co. The collection also includes the personal effects of multiple family members including Edmund Francis Leland and Ann Eliza Smith. The collection is comprised of photographs, company records, art sketches, books, daguerreotypes, a diary, newspapers and clippings, a wallet, advertisements, and albums.

Dates

1650-1928

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

Elise Morenon is the great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Stevens, founder of multiple companies that were eventually known as J.P. Stevens and Co., one of the largest American textile companies in the business at the time.

Extent

1 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of the records of the Stevens and Leland families and records for the family companies Snelling, Leland & Co., Brown and Adams Wool Commission (later Adams & Leland), and Knowles, Leland & Co. The collection also includes the personal effects of multiple family members and is comprised of photographs, company records, art sketches, books, daguerreotypes, a diary, newspapers and clippings, a wallet, advertisements, and albums.