Morton Pennypacker

Who was Morton Pennypacker?

Frank Knox Morton Pennypacker was a collector of Long Island, New York historical material and author of several books on Long Island history, including "George Washington's Spies," the story of the [Culper Ring].

Born in Pennsylvania, Pennypacker moved to New York City a little after the turn of the 20th century before moving to Southampton, New York on Long Island.

A writer and publicist by trade, he made a private hobby of collecting historical materials related to Long Island which eventually amounted to what is today called the Long Island Collection, which contains some 20,000 odd books, papers, manuscripts, pictures, and other documents pertaining to the history of Long Island.

The Collection is housed in the East Hampton Library. Pennypacker died at the age of 84.