De Lancey Family Papers, 1659–1889 (bulk 1722–1839)
Extent: 1 box, 45 oversize folders The De Lancey Family Papers collection consists of 141 objects documenting the lives of the De Lanceys, a wealthy and prominent colonial family that resided […]
Category Archives: Family and Corporate Papers
Edward Floyd De Lancey Collection of Family Papers, Circa 1660–1904 (bulk 1726–1865)
Extent: 10 boxes, 8 bound volumes, 44 oversize folders The Edward Floyd De Lancey Collection of Family Papers consists of 715 objects documenting the lives of several related wealthy and prominent […]
Justice Michael D. Stallman Collection, 1943-1973 (bulk 1965-1969)
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear foot) Materials in this collection were selected from Justice Stallman’s large, comprehensive collection of political ephemera. The bulk of the objects date from 1965 to 1969 […]
Harry T. Peters papers, 1790 – 1988
Extent: 91 boxes The Harry T. Peters papers consist of manuscripts, correspondence, ephemera, publications, prints, and photographs documenting Peters’s activities as a collector of American lithographs, authority on the firm […]
Radcliff family papers, 1796-1857 (bulk 1844)
Extent: 1 box The Radcliff family papers consist of 34 items, primarily contracts, specifications bills and receipts for three new houses in North Pearl Street belonging to David V.N. Radcliff. […]
Martin Wong papers, 1980-1995
Extent: 4 boxes The Martin Wong Papers collection consists of materials collected by artist and collector Martin Wong between 1980 and 1994. The bulk of the collection consists of graffiti-related […]
The Dorothy Dignam Collection on Gramercy Park, 1931 – 1964 (bulk dates – 1945-1961)
Extent: 1 box The Dorothy Dignam Collection on Gramercy Park consists of material focused on the Gramercy Park area. The primary formats represented in the collection are newspaper clippings, magazine […]
Fayette B. Tower papers, 1776-1891
Extent: 2 boxes (1 regular document case, one oversize) Fayette B. Tower worked as an engineer on the Croton Aqueduct, the water distribution system constructed between 1837 and 1842 to […]
Lewis and Osborn family papers, 1816-1860
Extent: 1 box (.3 linear feet) The Lewis and Osborn family papers consist of approximately 75 items, primarily correspondence and legal documents relating to properties owned by Morgan Lewis and […]
Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, 1959-1967
Extent: 18 boxes Like the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair 25 years earlier, the 1964-1965 Fair was held at Flushing Meadows in the Borough of Queens. The Fair’s theme was […]
Collection on the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair, 1934-1993
Extent:47 boxes New York’s celebrated World’s Fair of 1939-1940, held on a former ash dump in Flushing Meadows, Queens, drew millions of visitors with its promise to reveal “The World […]
Alfred E. Smith papers, 1886-1945
Extent: Three boxes (1.25 linear feet) Alfred E. Smith served as governor of New York State four times between 1919 and 1928, and was the Democratic US Presidential candidate in […]
Berenice Abbott’s Changing New York papers, 1935-1938
Extent: Seven boxes (8.75 linear feet) Berenice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photographs of New York City architecture and urban design in the 1930s. Abbott’s […]
Bradish Johnson papers, 1818-1894 (bulk 1830-1870)
Extent: 1 box (.25 linear feet) The Bradish Johnson Papers consist of documents relating to Johnson’s work as a sugar refiner, distiller, brewer, and property owner, including leases and deeds, […]
Ella M. Boult papers, 1898-1947 (bulk 1899)
Extent:1 box (.3 linear feet) Ella M. Boult was born in Medina, Ohio in 1866. She graduated from Cornell University in 1888 with a degree in Chemistry, but went on […]
ASPCA papers, 1868-1889
Extent:12 bound volumes and 2 boxes (2 linear feet) The ASCPA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) papers consist of the business correspondence of the early years […]
Livingston Family Papers, 1719-1929, bulk dates 1736-1810
Extent:3 boxes (1.3 linear feet) A combination of seven gifts from Livingston family descendents, the collection contains correspondence to and from various Livingston family members. The Livingston family was one […]
