Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MSS 101: Donald Lines Jacobus Papers, 1766-1976
Creator: Donald Lines Jacobus (1877-1970)
Extent: 17 ft. (2,500 items)
Description: Jacobus was a prominent genealogist in New Haven. Among his papers are Jacobus family correspondence, photos, and other papers; genealogical material on the Beech, Beecher, Bradley, Dayton, DeKoven, Edwards, Goodyear, Hart, Hodges, Hotchkiss, Ives, Leete, Shepard, Smith Wallingford, and Wood families; and other genealogical notes and miscellany.
Research Topics: Development of interest in genealogy in America; genealogy of specific families