Douglass, David Bates, 1790-1849

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1790 - 1849

Biographical Note

Civil engineer, architect of Green-Wood Cemetary in Brooklyn, professor at West Point and Hobart College. Honorary degree recipient in 1841. Father of Malcolm Douglass.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

David Bates Douglass papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-009

Abstract

This collection consists of the professional papers of David Bates Douglass. These papers encompass many of Douglass's professional activities, including professions as a soldier, engineer, professor, college president, and architect of cemeteries.

Dates: 1809-1912, 1999-2001

Found in: Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections / David Bates Douglass papers

Little, Hale, and Douglass families papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-010

Scope and Contents This collection includes the papers of David Bates Douglass, Malcolm Douglass, Sarah Hale Douglass, the Josiah Little family, the Heywood family, the Hale family, and Benjamin Hale. Correspondence comprises the major portion of the collection. There are also journals, scrapbooks, sketchbooks and one music book. The earliest date, 1788, is found in the Little family portion of the collection while the latest date, 1911, occurs in the scrapbook in the last box and refers to Andrew Douglass,...

Dates: 1788-1911

Found in: Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections / Little, Hale, and Douglass families papers