Reginald Pelham Bolton

Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942) was an engineer,[1] archaeologist and historian who conducted many digs in Northern Manhattan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2] He and his fellow “Relic Hunters” uncovered thousands of artifacts. Reginald Pelham Bolton donated photographs and artifacts from his digs to the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.[3][4]

He was the vice president of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and of the City History Club of New York City and president and chairman of the board of the Electric Motor Corporation.[5]

As the chairman of a committee of Washington Heights Taxpayer's Association, he led an unsuccessful campaign to prevent the demolition of the home of John James Audubon but was able to prevent the demolition of both Poe Cottage and the Dyckman House. He also donated collections to the Jumel Mansion and the American Museum of Natural History.[6] He was the author of over twenty books.[7][8]

References
  1. "A Biography of Reginald Pelham Bolton". Elevator World, Inc. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. admin (2012-11-26). "Historical Explorations in New York: Reginald Pelham Bolton". | My Inwood. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. "Reginald Pelham Bolton Scrapbook".
  4. "Collections – Dyckman Farmhouse". Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. "Historic Pelham: Obituaries of Reginald Pelham Bolton, a Former Pelham Resident and an Historian with a Love for Pelham". Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  6. "Obituaries". New York History. 23 (2): 247–256. 1942. JSTOR 23135360.
  7. "Bolton, Reginald Pelham". library.si.edu. 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  8. "Bolton, Reginald Pelham, 1856-1942 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-04.



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