Research

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New York (State). Board of Trustees of the Schuyler Mansion

 

 

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This series contains correspondence, minutes of meetings of the board of trustees, by-laws of the board, a copy of an inventory of General Philip Schuyler's estate, and a few news clippings. Bulk of the series consists of board president's correspondence with other board members, heirs of Philip Schuyler, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

2

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series indexes photographs of historic sites, Series A0245, taken as part of Works Progress Administration work for a historical album of New York State that was never published. The index is arranged alphabetically by county. At the end are sequences for covered bridges, octagon buildings, and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

3

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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These files document the placement, with State financial aid, of hundreds of bronze tablets commemorating sites of historical significance in the colonial, revolutionary, or state formative periods. The files include financial application, historical importance of site, structure, person, or event commemorated .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series contains film negatives and photographic prints of historic sites, buildings, bridges, statues, monuments, and a few persons of statewide or local significance. It apparently contains interfiled photographs resulting from several projects to document historic sites in New York State. The .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series contains records resulting from a 15-week white collar relief project funded through the State Temporary Emergency Relief Administration. Records of the survey include: memoranda on procedures and staffing of the project; correspondence of the survey supervisor; newspaper clippings about .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

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Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York

 

 

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This series contains completed forms, control sheets, and some correspondence collected for preparation of a Historical Album of New York State. The album was intended to contain data and photographs of every significant historic site in the state and data on important New York natives and residents. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Federal Writers' Project (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series contains files relating to proposed publications of the New York State Federal Writers' Project (FWP). Included are files of projects undertaken at both statewide and local levels. Publications included travel and tourism guides to New York State and local communities; the New York State .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

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Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

 

 

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This series consists of black-and-white/color photographs, slides, and negatives that document community development and the construction of urban housing and structures on Roosevelt Island..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

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Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York

 

 

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This series mostly contains files of "field editorial copy" prepared by field workers in District 2 (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Ulster counties) for statewide and local writing projects such as New York: A Guide to the Empire State (published); Guide to Albany .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series consists of photographs of observances of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution held throughout the state. The photographs show reenactments of battles, plays, and other pageantry; pageant organizers, participants, and spectators; placement of historical markers; scenes of pageant .........

 

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New York State Archives