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Samuel Keeler Papers

Information, Description, and Finding Aid

Collection Information

Reference: MS-KEELER

Dates: 1899–1928

Extent: 0.5 linear ft. across 1 archival box

Finding Aid Information

Creator(s): Steven Payne, Ph.D., Librarian and Archivist

Date created/updated: July 14, 2020

Biography

Samuel Keeler was born on November 19, 1845, in Wilton, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1867 and went on to become president of the Ridgefield Savings Bank and a New York attorney specializing in real estate. He was married to Isabella Kiley Keeler and the couple lived in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Samuel commuted to his office in New York for forty-four years until three weeks before his death in July 1932.

Description/Scope and Content

The Samuel Keeler Papers contain legal documents concerning Bronx property disputes, including deeds, bonds, and mortgages in question in these disputes.

The collection is organized into the five following series:

1) Legal proceedings, 1911–1928;

2) Deeds, 1910–1917;

3) Bonds, 1899–1926;

4) Mortgages, 1904–1926;

5) Miscellaneous, 1900–1928.

Provenance

The Samuel Keeler Papers were transferred to the Society by the Keller Tavern Museum of Ridgefield, Connecticut, in July 1997.

Preferred Citation

[Item name or description,] Samuel Keeler Papers, box _, folder _, The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.

Points of Access

  • Bronx Neighborhoods -- Morris Park
  • Businesses -- D’Ambra Construction Co. -- Hamilton Bank -- Ridgefield Savings Bank
  • Cities and States -- Ridgefield, CT -- Wilton, CT 
  • Colleges and Universities -- Yale University 
  • Individuals -- Bogard, John -- Cilento, Gaetano -- D’Ambra, Annie -- DelGaizo, Maria G. -- Humiston, Howard -- Keeler, Arvilla P. -- Keeler, Isabella Kiley -- Keeler, Samuel -- Kilsheimer, James B. Jr. -- Levy, Felix M. -- Mills, Emma G. -- Testa, Aureliano J. -- Testa, Lucia -- Troman, Annie
  • Streets and Avenues -- 3038 Bainbridge Avenue (Bronx) -- 4184 Bronxwood Avenue

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Series

Series Title Box Folders
1 Legal proceedings 1 1-5
2 Deeds 1 6-12
3 Bonds 1 13-16
4 Mortgages 1 17-24
5 Miscellaneous 1 25-30

Container List

Series 1: Legal Proceedings (alphabetic)

Box

Folder

Contents

Date
1 1 William B. Hobby, trustee, and Will of Benjamin Bailey vs. Maria G. DelGaizo, Samuel Keeler, and others 1911-1912
1 2 Samuel Keeler vs. John Bogart and Hattie Bogart 1914
1 3 Samuel Keeler vs. Annie D’Ambra and others 1911-1912
1 4 Samuel Keeler vs. Maria G. DelGaizo and others 1912
1 5 Samuel Keeler vs. Gaetano Cilento, Gedney Harden Holding Corporation, and Garmed Realty Corporation 1928

Series 2: Deeds (alphabetic)

Box

Folder

Contents

Date
1 6 D’Ambra Construction Co. to James B. Kilsheimer, Jr., 3038 Bainbridge Avenue 1911
1 7 Howard Humiston to Samuel Keeler, Section 11 Block 3005, Land Map of the City of New York 1914
1 8 Samuel Keeler to Arvilla P. Keeler, Section 15 Block 4263, Land Map of the City of New York 1916
1 9 Samuel Keeler to Arvilla P. Keeler, Section 12 Block 3322, Land Map of the City of New York 1917
1 10 Samuel Keeler to Arvilla P. Keeler, Section 12 Block 3322, Land Map of the City of New York 1917
1 11 Felix M. Levy to Samuel Keeler, Section 12 Block 3322, Land Map of the City of New York 1912
1 12 Annie Troman to Samuel Keeler, Block 47 Lot 34, Section 1: Map of Morris Park Situated in the 24th Ward Borough of The Bronx, map no. 1138 1910

Series 3: Bonds (alphabetic)

Box

Folder

Contents

Date
1 13 John Bogard to Samuel Keeler 1904
1 14 Gaetano Cilento to Samuel Keeler 1926
1 15 Annie D’Ambra to Samuel Keeler 1903-1909
1 16 Maria G. DelGaizo to Samuel Keeler 1899-1905

Series 4: Mortgages (alphabetic)

Box

Folder

Contents

Date
1 17 John Bogard to Samuel Keeler, Section 11 Block 3005, Land Map of the City of New York 1904
1 18 Gaetano Cilento to Samuel Keeler, Section 11 Block 3005, Land Map of the City of New York 1926
1 19 Annie D’Ambra to Samuel Keeler, Section 12 Block 3312, Land Map of the City of New York 1904
1 20 Annie D’Ambra to Hamilton Bank of New York City, Section 12 Block 3312, Land Map of the City of New York 1906
1 21 Annie D’Ambra to Samuel Keeler, Section 12 Blocks 3313 and 3322, Land Map of the City of New York 1909
1 22 Maria G. DelGaizo to Samuel Keeler, Section 12 Blocks 3313 and 3322, Land Map of the City of New York 1905
1 23 Arvilla P. Keeler to Aureliano J. Testa and Lucia Testa, 4184 Bronxwood Avenue 1912
1 24 Samuel Keeler to Emma G. Mills, Section 12 Blocks 3311, Land Map of the City of New York 1908

Series 5: Miscellaneous (alphabetic)

Box

Folder

Contents

Date
1 25 Correspondence 1926-1928
1 26 Foreclosure Searches 1904-1906
1 27 Invoices 1913-1928
1 28 Property Records 1900
1 29 Property Taxes 1903-1924
1 30 Short Period Searches 1911