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Ifmquarterly Bulletin ^ THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ifMQuarterly Bulletin VOLUME XXV JULY', I 941 NUMBER THREE STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER (1826-1864) Bust by Walker Hancock unveiled at the Hall of Fame, New York University, May 27,1941 Published by the Society and Issued to Members NEW YORK: 170 CENTRAL PARK WEST OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY UNTIL JANUARY, I 944 Honorary President SAMUEL V. HOFFMAN President GEORGE A. ZABRISKIE First Vice-President Second Vice-President ROBERT E. DOWLING FENWICK BEEKMAN, M.D. Third Vice-President Fourth Vice-President HENRY PARISH JAMES LENOX BANKS Foreign Corresponding Secretary Domestic Corresponding Secretary ARCHER M. HUNTINGTON LUCIUS WILMERDING Recording Secretary Treasurer DEWITT M. LOCKMAN WILLIAM T. VAN ALSTYNE . Director ALEXANDER J. WALL BOARD OF TRUSTEES First Class—for one year, ending 1942 LEONIDAS WESTERVELT W. WILLIS REESE L. GORDON HAMERSLEY Second Class—for two years, ending 1943 LE ROY E. KIMBALL LOUIS C. WILLS ARTHUR SUTHERLAND Third Class—for three years, ending 1944 ARTHUR DELANO WEEKES JOHN V. IRWIN MILLARD L. ROBINSON, D.D. Fourth Class—for four years, ending 1945 SAMUEL V. HOFFMAN LEWIS L. DELAFIELD FORSYTH WICKES THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY BULLETIN July, 1941 VOLUME XXV NUMBER THREE New York: 170 Central Park West The President's Communication N THE old Huguenot Cemetery hard by the City Gates of I St. Augustine, the ancient city, a tablet was unveiled on April 3rd, 1941, under the auspices of the St. Augustine Historical So­ ciety to the memory of a noted historian, Buckingham Smith (1810-1871), who as a scholar and diplomat contributed so much to the early history of Florida, and whose papers, the re­ sult of thirty years' research in the archives of Spain and Mexico, are in the possession of The New-Yirk Historical Society. The ceremony was unique, as, due to inclement weather, it was held in the Civic Center; and there, amid flowers from the garden of the oldest house, Spanish and American flags veiling the tablet, the speakers and audience gathered to pay appropriate honors. The first speaker was our director, Mr. Wall, who said that to take part in any ceremony calling attention to the good work of Buckingham Smith was a privilege, and then, extempo­ raneously: "It is just seventy years since Buckingham Smith died. Born on Cumberland Island, Georgia, the family moved to St. Augus- 9i The New-York Historical Society tine when he was very small, and after his father's death Bucking­ ham was sent by his uncle, Robert Smith, to Trinity College and Harvard University, where he was educated and became a law­ yer. He served on the City Council of St. Augustine, was a mem- BUCKINGHAM SMITH S HOME, ST. AUGUSTINE In the estate on San Marco Avenue (now known as the Garnett Orange Grove) which Buckingham Smith bought in 1844 and sold in 1857. The house is no longer standing. ber of the legislature, and secretary to Governor Reid. In 1843 he married Julia Gardner of Concord, New Hampshire. While practicing his profession, he developed a hobby of historical re­ search, especially the earliest explorations of North America, and Florida in particular. Oftentimes a man's hobby becomes his vo­ cation, and so it was with Buckingham Smith. He tells of his in­ terest as a boy in studying the inscription on Dighton Rock, which baffled students these three centuries; then he tried to find a method of safe transportation of Florida oranges to northern markets before the days of railroads and refrigeration, for he owned a 2 2-acre orange grove in St. Augustine, which, by the 92 Quarterly Bulletin way, still flourishes. At the age of twenty-five, he wrote a manu­ script on the "Annals of Florida," and entered the realm of American historians. "It is in the correspondence with these men that we find the story of his life work, and the men include Henry R. Schoolcraft, Peter Force, Jared Sparks, George Bancroft, Francis Parkman, and William Prescott. Buckingham's interest in the Spanish ex­ plorations of Florida led him to seek appointments as Secretary to the United States Legations at Mexico City and Madrid: in the first he served from 1850 to 1852, and in the second from 1855 to 1858. His sole purpose in going to these places was to gain access to the archives to be found there, and so successful was he in gain­ ing the confidence of Spanish authorities that he had free and full use of manuscripts, which he studied and copied; this resulted in the publication of many books and articles for historical maga­ zines. He also studied the ancient Indian and old Spanish lan­ guages, seeking out the earliest printed books relating to Florida so that he could enrich not only his own library but those of his historian friends as well—like Peter Force, whose library was pur­ chased in later years by the Federal government for the Library of Congress at a cost of % 100,000. "Buckingham Smith deserves the recognition paid him today by the erection of this tablet, and The New-York Historical So­ ciety is grateful for being asked to participate in this tribute." Following Mr. Wall, one of the Trustees of the Buckingham Smith Benevolent Fund, Mr. C. A. Lamont, described the valu­ able services rendered by Smith to the City and the state, and Mr. S. C. McDaniel, the Secretary and Treasurer, told of his leav­ ing a fund for the aged worthy colored people of St. Augustine. This fund has been so faithfully and efficiently managed by the Trustees, that St. Augustine, as expressed by Judge D. R. Dun­ ham, president of the St. Augustine Historical Society, is the only municipality in the South where the colored poor are not cared for out of the public chest. 93 The New-York Historical Society The ceremony closed when J. T. Van Campen, librarian of the St. Augustine Historical Society, and Watt Marchman, librarian of the Florida Historical Society, briefly expressed the reasons for the tablet's erection and emphasized the debt librarians owe to Smith. Then Mr. Van Campen drew the Spanish colors, Mr. Marchman the Stars and Stripes, and after the audience had ex­ amined and praised the handsome tablet it was immediately placed in position upon the granite shaft in the Huguenot Cemetery. The tablet reads: BUCKINGHAM SMITH SCHOLAR-DIPLOMAT I 8 I O-I 87 I Pioneer Authority on Early Spanish Florida His­ tory and Benefactor of St. Augustine's Worthy Colored People. TABLET TO BUCKINGHAM SMITH, ST. AUGUSTINE after its unveiling on April 3, 1941 Left to right: A. J. Wall, director, New-York Historical Society; Watt Marchman, librarian, Florida Historical Society; Judge David R. Dunham, president, St. Augustine Historical Society; George A. Zabriskie, president, New-York Historical Society; J. T. Van Campen, librarian, St. Augustine Historical Society 94 Quarterly Bulletin Later a fitting close to the day's activities came when the trus­ tees and speakers were guests of the St. Augustine Historical So­ ciety at a tea presided over by Mrs. E. W. Lawson, its genial acting secretary, in the lovely dining room of the old Spanish Treasury, where many a time Buckingham Smith and his wife had visited with the Peck family in the atmosphere of Spanish doubloons and pieces of eight. GEORGE A. ZABRISKIE STEPHEN FOSTER FESTIVAL VER four hundred members and their friends attended the O Stephen Collins Foster musical program and annual straw­ berry festival at the Society on Wednesday afternoon, June i ith. It seemed appropriate for the Society to dedicate this meeting to a beloved composer who died in New York City, particularly as his bust had been unveiled only a fortnight before at the Hall of Fame on the campus of New York University. "The Song Spinners," a well-known radio quartette, sang a number of Foster's most popular melodies, and several novelty songs. Then the entire audience, led by the quartette, joined in community singing of "Beautiful Dreamer," "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair," and "My Old Kentucky Home." After the musical portion of the program, the gathering adjourned to the Society's sunny garden, where strawberries and ice cream, coffee and sandwiches were served under a cloudless summer sky. Each guest received an attractive souvenir program, with an old-fashioned rose-colored cover, and a summary of Foster's career written by Mr. George A. Zabriskie, president of the Society. In further commemoration of Stephen Foster, the Society placed on view the music and ballad sheets of many of his com­ positions. This exhibition was continued throughout the month of June, in the north corridor on the main floor. 95 ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY N Thursday afternoon, April 24th, Mr. Wall, the Director, O attended the dedication of the Atwater Kent Museum, at 15 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, when Mr. A. Atwater Kent presented it to the City of Philadelphia. The arrangement of this new historical museum is one of the best that has come to our attention, and is an inspiring pattern for historical societies to consider. The spring meeting of the New York Library Club was held in the Society's auditorium on Wednesday afternoon, May 7th. Mr. Wall, the Society's Director, showed colored lantern slides of original New York views which trace the city's growth, and told something about the artists, engineers, and architects who drew and painted them. At six o'clock, a buffet supper was served by the Society in its garden. On Wednesday afternoon, May 14th, Mr. Wall, the Director, lectured before members of the Society on "New Yxrk as the Artist Knew It, 162 6-1940," illustrating his talk with colored lantern slides.
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