Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: Sperry family; George S. Skilton; Milton Isbel; Donald Lines Jacobus Extent: 20,000 items Description: Correspondence, notes, and other papers, chiefly from the genealogical research of George S. Skilton on the Sperry family, particularly in New Haven, on Huguenot branches of the family, and on families who intermarried with the Sperrys; a few papers, documents, and photos, of Sperry family members; and personal correspondence and correspondence of Skilton as secretary of the board of education, Rockville Centre, Long Island, NY, and as superintendent of ponds, conduits, and storage reservoirs in Brooklyn, NY (4 folders). Includes correspondence and notes of Milton C. Isbel, Skilton's assistant researcher, and manuscript of Sperry family genealogy by Donald Lines Jacobus. Research Topics: Detailed genealogy of branches of the Sperry family