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New York State Education Department Division of Archives and History Transcriptions and Translations of Dutch Colonial Records


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of transcripts and translations of Dutch colonial manuscripts created and/or edited by A.J.F. Van Laer.
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Transcriptions and translations of Dutch colonial records
Quantity:

4 cubic feet

Quantity:

2 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:
1850; 1910-1918
Bulk Dates:
1910-1918
Series Number:
A3266

Administrative History

A.J.F. Van Laer headed the manuscript division of the New York State Library from 1899 to 1915. In 1915 he moved to the State Education Department's Division of Archives and History, where he remained until his retirement in 1939.

Scope and Content Note

A3266-88: This accretion consists of translations and transcriptions of records of the government of New Netherland created by A.J.F Van Laer. Records translated and transcribed include the Register of the Provincial Secretary and Council Minutes. These records were created for the publication of New York Colonial Manuscripts. Typescript transcriptions, circa 1910-1918, include volume 1, Register of the Provincial Secretary, pages 95-143 (original volume was destroyed in Capitol fire of 1911), volumes 2 and 3 of the Register, and volume 4, Council Minutes. Translations, dated 1939, include the same volumes. Microfilm rolls contain typescript transcriptions of volumes 1-4, Register of Provincial Secretary, and a typescript translation of the surviving pages of volume 1, all by A.J.F. Van Laer and dated 1939.

A3266-88A: Translation was made by Edmund B. O'Callaghan, circa 1850. It consists of volume 10, Council Minutes, December 31, 1663, through the end of 1664. The translation of Council Minutes, volume 10, prior to December 31, 1663, was destroyed in the Capitol fire.

Alternate Formats Available

A3266-88: This accretion is available on microfilm at the State Archives.

Processing Information

A3266-88A: Translation of volume 10, Council Minutes, December 31, 1663, through the end of 1664 was severely damaged in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire, but received conservation treatment.

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