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Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers, 1916-1991, bulk 1946-1983

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7.10: Personal Financial Records , 1923-1982

Records in this extensive subseries provide insights into Parsons's personal financial affair documenting her investments, banking accounts, family estates (including her own will and testament) and real estate holdings. Since her work as an art dealer was her primary source of income, financial information relevant to the Betty Parsons Gallery can be found within her personal tax records.
The personal financial records have arranged into five subseries.
  • 7.10.1: Family Financial Papers, 1923-1979
  • 7.10.2: Real Estate Files, circa 1951-1982
  • 7.10.3: Investments and Securities, 1923-1982
  • 7.10.4: Tax Records, circa 1940-1979
  • 7.10.5: Banking Records, 1953-1982
7.10.1: Family Financial Papers, 1923-1979
Description Container
Betty Parsons's Divorce Papers, 1923, 1933
64
15
Betty Parsons' Last Will and Testament, 1975-1979
45
25
Estates of Miles Family (Parsons's aunt and uncle), 1946
64
16
Estate of J. Fred Pierson, 1955-1961
45
26
Estate of James R. Pierson, 1975-1979
45
27
Estate of James R. Pierson, 1952-1960
64
17
Miscellaneous Pierson Family Estate Papers, 1934, 1962
64
18
Miscellaneous Pierson Family Estate Papers, 1948-1959
45
28
Estate of Emily P. Rayner, 1963-1977
(2 folders)
45
29-30
Estate of Emily P. Rayner, 1958, 1964
64
19
Other Money Willed to Betty Parsons, 1953-1957
64
20
7.10.2: Real Estate Records, 1943-1982
Description Container
Miscellaneous Real Estate Documents, 1958-1975
45
31
Artists Acres, Englewood, Fla., circa 1951-1966
45
32
House in Sheepscott, Maine, circa 1973-1981
(4 Folders)
45
33-36
House in St. Maartens, Netherlands Antilles, circa 1968-1982
(9 Folders)
45
37-45
Land Near Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1957-1961
64
21
Leases/Rent Agreements, 1943
64
22
St. Maartens, Netherlands Antilles, House Plans, circa 1962-1966
(3 Folders)
45
46-48
St. Maartens, Netherlands Antilles, Landowners Association, circa 1961-1981
(4 Folders)
46
1-4
7.10.3: Investments and Securities, 1923-1982
Description Container
Miscellaneous, 1955-1956
64
23
Automobile Insurance Policies, circa 1963-1978
(2 folders)
46
5-6
Miscellaneous Employees Insurance Policies, circa 1960-1974
46
7
Fine Arts Dealers Insurance Policies, 1972-1978
46
8
Personal Fine Arts Insurance Policies, 1971-1976
46
9
Health and Medicare Insurance Policies, 1962-1966
46
10
Homeowners Insurance Policies, 1961-1978
46
11
Miscellaneous Insurance Policies, 1963-1974
46
12
Miscellaneous Insurance Policies, 1923-1964
64
24
Miles Timber Company, 1948-1977
(2 folders)
46
13-14
Miles Timber Company Audit Reports, 1951-1962
(2 folders)
46
15-16
Ramapo Land Company, 1958-1982
46
17
Ramapo Land Company Financial Statements, 1966-1969
46
18
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1969-1970
46
19
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1971-1972
46
20
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1972-1973
46
21
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1977-1978
46
22
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1978-1979
46
23
Chemical Bank Investment Statements, 1979
46
24
Irving Trust Company, 1959-1967
46
25
Investment Accounts, 1959-1979
(13 folders)
46
26-38
Securities Statements, 1969-1975
(3 folders)
46
39-41
7.10.4: Tax Records, circa 1940-1979
Description Container
Tax Documents (1940-1943), 1941-1944
46
42
Tax Documents (1954-1957), 1955-1958
46
43
Tax Documents (1958-1959), 1959-1960
46
44
Tax Documents (1960-1964), 1960-1965
46
45
Tax Documents (1965-1966), 1965-1967
46
46
Tax Documents (1967), 1967-1968
46
47
Tax Documents (1968), 1968-1970
46
48
Tax Documents (1969), 1968-1973
47
1
Tax Documents (1970), 1968-1971
47
2
Tax Documents (1971), 1971-1973
47
3
Tax Documents (1972), 1972-1973
47
4
Tax Documents (1973), 1973-1974
47
5
Tax Documents (1974), 1974-1975
47
6
Tax Documents (1975-1977), 1975-1978
47
7
Tax Documents (1979), 1979-1980
47
8
Property Taxes, Town of Southold, 1959-1974
47
9
Property Taxes, Town of Esopus, 1968-1973
47
10
Real Estate Taxes, Sarasota County, 1963-1973
47
11
Social Security, 1965-1974
47
12
Financial Contributions, circa 1960-1978
47
13
Miscellaneous Receipts, circa 1958-1979
(23 folders)
47
14-36
Miscellaneous Receipts, circa 1958-1979
(4 folders)
48
1-4
7.10.5: Banking Records, 1953-1982
Description Container
Bank Correspondence, 1961-1982
48
5
Citibank (formerly First National City Bank), 1966-1979
(17 Folders)
48
6-22
Citibank (formerly First National City Bank), 1966-1979
(13 Folders)
49
1-13
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, 1953-1980
(13 Folders)
49
14-26
North Fork Bank and Trust, 1963-1979
(4 Folders)
49
27-30
North Fork Bank and Trust, 1963-1979
(10 Folders)
50
1-10
Windward Islands Bank, circa 1973-1982
(4 Folders)
50
11-14

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