Featured Searches
The Wilderstein Digital Catalog holds a wealth of information about the Suckley Family and life in the Hudson Valley. Here are a few searches to get you started.
- Architectural Drawings of Wilderstein
- Margaret "Daisy" Suckley
- FDR at work and leisure
- Suckley family members during WWI
- Restoration of Wilderstein
- Furniture at Wilderstein
- Paintings at Wilderstein
- Clothing
- Postcards
- Publications about World War I
- Children's Literature
- Women's Periodicals
- Sheet Music
- Periodicals
Archives
The Archive includes manuscripts, personal correspondence, maps, architectural and landscape drawings, diaries, business accounts relating to the family’s real estate holdings, and other enterprises and records of daily life. It is a comprehensive collection documenting life in the Hudson Valley from 1710 until 2011.
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Photographs
Photographs range from 1840 Daguerreotypes to 21st century digital images. Included are historic and current views of the mansion and grounds and pictures of generations of Suckley and extended family and friends. There are scenes of Rhinebeck, travels in the United States and Europe, and at the front during World War I.
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Library
The Library collection contains publications including books, magazines, sheet music, pamphlets, and children’s literature given to or collected by family members beginning in the late 18th century. Topics reflect the family’s interests in architecture, fiction, health, history, religion, science, sports, technology, and travel.
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Objects
Objects represent the 140 years the Suckley family lived at Wilderstein and include items inherited from ancestors and extended family. Among the artifacts are furniture, clothing and textiles, household goods, tools, art, and personal items.
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