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Belmont family papers, 1799-1930
27 linear feetCorrespondence, copies of letters, documents, manuscripts, invitations, menus, clippings, school papers, leases, agreements, deeds, financial accounts, photographs, and printed miscellany. The papers deal with many aspects of the Belmont family interests from 1799 until 1930, including: finance, banking and the Rothschilds; the United States Navy, Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858) and the Perry expeditions to Mexico and Japan; Belmont's embassy to The Netherlands from 1853 to 1857; the Democratic Party, New York City politics, presidential and Civil War politics; social life in New York and Newport and European travel; horses, horse breeding, The Jockey Club, polo, the Remount Association (for cavalry horses in World War I), fox hunting, dog breeding, and yachting; New York subway construction, railroads, the Cape Cod Canal and aviation; the Democratic Convention of 1912; and genealogical notes on the Belmont, Perry, and other families. In addition to the correspondence, there are 117 letter books, tissue-paper copies of outgoing letters.
Charles S. Whitman papers, 1868-1947, bulk 1910-1937
2.5 Linear FeetThe collection consists of addresses, press releases, memoranda proclamations, and other papers by and in regard to Charles Seymour Whitman (1868-1347) who was the District Attorney of New York County from 1910 to 1914 and Governor of New York State from 1915 to 1918. The material ranges in date from 1910 to 1937. The material is confined for the most part to drafts of the Governor's speeches to various groups on such subjects as the NEW YORK STATE PENAL CODE, unification of state laws, public health, education, and agriculture. Also, a typed memorandum on Whitman's ancestry and a few miscellaneous items. There are not papers or correspondence of a personal nature in the collection. The material is mostly in typescript. There is also a microfilm of Lt. Charles F. Becker's testimony in the Rosenthal murder case.
Constance Baker Motley Papers, 1935-2006
13.72 linear feetThe bulk of the Motley papers document her professional life. The papers include correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, speeches, interviews, photographs, audio cassettes, and memorabilia.
David Dinkins papers, 1941-2017, bulk 1985-1993
225 linear feetEdward N.Costikyan papers, 1952-1985
20.5 linear feetGabe Pressman papers, 1940-2000
30 Linear FeetNotes, clippings, reports, photographs and memorabilia.
Lenox Hill Democratic Club records, 1950s-1960s
3 linear feetMaterial includes a long run of newsletters, intra- and inter-club correspondence, printed fliers, and photographs.
Martha Baker papers, 1970s-1990s, bulk 1788-1815
14 Linear FeetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, research files, audio-visual recording and ephemera on women's issues. David Dinkins mayoral campaign. Documents relating to her long working relationship with Bella Abzug. Original files of NYC Commission on the status of women chaired by Bella Abzug, files for WEDO, women's strike for peace and Abzug's 1972 womens trips to Cuba, and Abzug's campaign for Mayor of NYC.
Plimpton Family papers, 1607-1995, bulk 1892-1980
29.5 linear feetRobert Hiester Montgomery papers, 1600-1945
13 boxesLetters and documents, the majority written between 1700 and 1900, dealing with both personal and corporate business and financial matters, assembled by Montgomery. The letters are chiefly by American and English writers. Many of the American letters are to and from various United States Treasury officials, usually the Secretary of the Treasury. Of the 107 letters by Joseph Anderson (1757-1835), U.S. Senator and jurist, the majority are written to Samuel Swartwout (1783-1856) when he was Comptroller of the United States and Collector of the Port of New York. Most of the documents are American with New York City firms predominating.