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Van Steenwyk, Gysbert

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: ca. 1876-1967

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Gysbert Van Steenwyk Jr. Book of Pressed Plant Specimens of the La Crosse, Wisconsin Area

 Collection — Box: MISC 6, Folder: 5
Identifier: MISC MSS 046
Abstract

Book of pressed plant specimens from the La Crosse, Wisconsin area kept by Gysbert Van Steenwyk, Jr., 1890.

Dates: 1890

Van Steenwyk Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS G
Abstract Papers of an early La Crosse, Wisconsin, banker and mayor, and of his family. Gysbert van Steenwyk, Sr. (1814-1902), who founded the Batavian Bank in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was active in state and local politics. Van Steenwyk, a Dutch immigrant, served a term in 1873 as mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and also served in the Wisconsin state legislature as assemblyman in 1859 and senator 1879-1880. Other family members represented in the collection include Mariette Nichols van Steenwyk,...
Dates: 1828-1972

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Subject
Bankers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse -- History 1
Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
Industries -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse 1
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Politics and government 1