Edwin Robert Van Kleeck Papers, 1946-1965

Summary

Abstract:
Collection consists of correspondence concerning Van Kleeck genealogy, 1946-1965; correspondence with Kenneth Hasbrouck on history and education, 1951-1956; and printed materials on New York State and Albany history, 1950-1965.
Extent:
3 cubic ft.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Edward Robert Van Kleeck Papers,1964-1965. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Van Kleeck Papers).

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence concerning the Van Kleeck genealogy, 1946-65; correspondence with Kenneth Hasbrouck on history and education, 1951-1956; and printed materials on New York State and Albany history, 1950-1965.

Biographical / historical:

The Van Kleeck family was a prominent family in New York State. Edwin Robert Van Kleeck was an educator who born May 10, 1906 in Waterford, New York and graduated in 1927 from the New York State College for Teachers. He received a master's degree from Cornell in 1933 and a doctorate from Yale in 1937.

Van Kleeck served as principal of the Plattsburgh, New York Junior High School and as superintedent of schools in both Walden and Norwich, New York and Grosse Point, Michigan. He was a visiting professor of educational administration at the New York State College for Teachers from 1931 until 1935. From 1941 until his death in 1965, he served as the assistant commissioner of education for pupil personnel services and adult education for the State of New York.

Van Kleeck was very interested in history and was an amateur historian and genealogist. Van Kleeck served as a trustee of the Holland Society of New York and the Albany County Historicla Association. He was first vice president of the Dutch Settlers Society (in Albany) and a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendents, the Society of the Colonial Clergy, the Hugenot Society and the hisotrical societies of Dutchess and Schoharie Counties.

Van Kleeck died November 23, 1965 from injuries he received after being struck by a car. He was survived by his wife, the former Josephine Charlotte Jones, his son Robert Nelson and his daughter Cornelia.

Acquisition information:
Mrs. Edward Van Kleeck (Josephine Charlotte Jones) donated the papers in 1967.
Processing information:

Processed by unprocessed.

Arrangement:

The collection is unprocessed and is likely disorganized. Individual items may be difficult to find.

Physical location:
The materials are located onsite in the department.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Access to this collection is restricted because it is unprocessed. Portions of the collection may contain recent administrative records and/or personally identifiable information. While it is likely that portions of the collection may be viewed, access must be managed by an archivist.

Terms of access:

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Edward Robert Van Kleeck Papers,1964-1965. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Van Kleeck Papers).

Location of this collection:
M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives
Science Library 350
1400 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12222, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
518-437-3933