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Citizens Union of the City of New York records, 1892-2020
674 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Letters, documents, clippings, and printed matter related to the work of the Citizens Union of New York, including correspondence, memoranda, and reports which survey, analyze, and criticize bills introduced in the state legislature and city council; 244 boxes of "Who's Who" biographies of candidates for city and state offices; files of campaign and election materials; records of affiliated "good government" organizations in New York City; and extensive financial records.
Edward Morse Shepard papers, 1837-1914
26000 items (2 volumes, 79 boxes)- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, legal papers, and letter books of Shepard. The correspondence, which comprises the largest part of the collection, is rich in information about New York politics and social activities at the turn of the century. The letter books cover the years 1890-1911. The collection also contains legal papers, drafts of speeches, clippings, and memorabilia. Correspondents with Shepard include Felix Adler, Thomas Willing Balch, Frederic Bancroft, Bernard Baruch, Richard Rogers Bowker, William Jennings Bryan, Alfred Clark Chapin, Grover Cleveland, Hamlin Garland, Richard Watson Gilder, Edward Everett Hale, Fletcher Harper, Abram S. Hewitt, Charles Evans Hughes, John La Farge, Henry Cabot Lodge, Josephine Shaw Lowell, Hamilton Mabie, Walter H. Page, Alton B. Parker, George Foster Peabody, Bliss Perry, Joseph Pulitzer, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Carl Schurz, Kate Nichols Trask, Oswald Garrison Villard, and Booker T. Washington.
Edward Morse Shepard papers, 1837-1914 26000 items (2 volumes, 79 boxes)
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- Shepard, Edward Morse, 1850-1911
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Correspondence, legal papers, and letter books of Shepard. The correspondence, which comprises the largest part of the collection, is rich in information about New York politics and social activities at the turn of the century. The letter books cover the years 1890-1911. The collection also contains legal papers, drafts of speeches, clippings, and memorabilia. Correspondents with Shepard include Felix Adler, Thomas Willing Balch, Frederic Bancroft, Bernard Baruch, Richard Rogers Bowker, William Jennings Bryan, Alfred Clark Chapin, Grover Cleveland, Hamlin Garland, Richard Watson Gilder, Edward Everett Hale, Fletcher Harper, Abram S. Hewitt, Charles Evans Hughes, John La Farge, Henry Cabot Lodge, Josephine Shaw Lowell, Hamilton Mabie, Walter H. Page, Alton B. Parker, George Foster Peabody, Bliss Perry, Joseph Pulitzer, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Carl Schurz, Kate Nichols Trask, Oswald Garrison Villard, and Booker T. Washington.
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George McAneny papers, 1902-1940
2 boxes (2 boxes)- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, typescripts of speeches, articles and published versions thereof, as well as books and pamphlets relating to New York City government.
George McAneny papers, 1902-1940 2 boxes (2 boxes)
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- McAneny, George, 1869-1953
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Correspondence, typescripts of speeches, articles and published versions thereof, as well as books and pamphlets relating to New York City government.
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George R. Van Namee Scrapbooks, 1918-1945
6.25 linear feet (15 custom boxes)- Abstract Or Scope
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Fifteen scrapbooks of news-clippings and political ephemera related to New York politics and the career of New York Governor and Democratic Presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith.
George R. Van Namee Scrapbooks, 1918-1945 6.25 linear feet (15 custom boxes)
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- Van Namee, George Rivet
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Fifteen scrapbooks of news-clippings and political ephemera related to New York politics and the career of New York Governor and Democratic Presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith.
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Herbert Parsons papers, 1898-1925
40 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence to Parsons from numerous well-known contempories relating chiefly to political and social matters. Also, miscellaneous reports and printed materials.
Herbert Parsons papers, 1898-1925 40 boxes
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- Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925
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Correspondence to Parsons from numerous well-known contempories relating chiefly to political and social matters. Also, miscellaneous reports and printed materials.
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Joseph M. Price papers, 1909-1943
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence of Price with contemporary political figures including Theodore Roosevelt, Henry L. Stimson, Benjamin Cardozo, Martin Saxe, and John Purroy Mitchel; records of the Fusion Committee of 1909; and scrapbooks of clippings relating to New York City fusion movements, 1909-1933.
Joseph M. Price papers, 1909-1943 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
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- Price, Joseph M., 1870-1949
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Correspondence of Price with contemporary political figures including Theodore Roosevelt, Henry L. Stimson, Benjamin Cardozo, Martin Saxe, and John Purroy Mitchel; records of the Fusion Committee of 1909; and scrapbooks of clippings relating to New York City fusion movements, 1909-1933.
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League of Women Voters of the City of New York records, 1919-2019
80 Linear Feet (161 boxes; 6 volumes; 1 oversize; Mapacse 15-L-1)- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. The files contain much material of the League of Women Voters of New York State as well, and some material pertaining to the national organization. The files document the League's activities in the areas of voter registration, election reform, New York City government, foreign policy, ecology, and numerous other concerns, and contain the records of city, state, and national conventions, annual reports, and Board and Council minutes. Major correspondents include Emanuel Teller, Stanley M. Isaacs, Jacob K. Javits, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward I. Koch, John Vliet Lindsay, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Anna Lord Strauss, and Percy E. Sutton.
League of Women Voters of the City of New York records, 1919-2019 80 Linear Feet (161 boxes; 6 volumes; 1 oversize; Mapacse 15-L-1)
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- League of Women Voters of the City of New York
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. The files contain much material of the League of Women Voters of New York State as well, and some material pertaining to the national organization. The files document the League's activities in the areas of voter registration, election reform, New York City government, foreign policy, ecology, and numerous other concerns, and contain the records of city, state, and national conventions, annual reports, and Board and Council minutes. Major correspondents include Emanuel Teller, Stanley M. Isaacs, Jacob K. Javits, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward I. Koch, John Vliet Lindsay, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Anna Lord Strauss, and Percy E. Sutton.
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New York City Charter Commission records, 1922-1923
2 boxes (2 boxes)- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, documents, and other papers relating to the activities of the Commission. Also, correspondence, an informal memoranda to be included in the proposed charter, lists of persons to whom the proposed charter was to be sent, printers' dummies of the act, proofs, and printed copies of the act submitted to the New York State Assembly, May 1, 1923. Much of the correspondence originated from the office of Henry de Forest Baldwin.
New York City Charter Commission records, 1922-1923 2 boxes (2 boxes)
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- New York City Charter Commission
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Correspondence, documents, and other papers relating to the activities of the Commission. Also, correspondence, an informal memoranda to be included in the proposed charter, lists of persons to whom the proposed charter was to be sent, printers' dummies of the act, proofs, and printed copies of the act submitted to the New York State Assembly, May 1, 1923. Much of the correspondence originated from the office of Henry de Forest Baldwin.
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Reminiscences and memoirs, 1900-1980
6200 memoirs (6200 memoirs)- Abstract Or Scope
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Typescript carbons of the reminiscences and memoirs of men and women prominent in American life including agriculture, art, book publishing, business, diplomacy, education, journalism, jurists, literature, labor movement, medicine, military history, New York City politics, and special projects such as the Eisenhower Administration, the Marine Corps, popular arts, the radio industry, and social security recorded on tape by the person concerned.
Reminiscences and memoirs, 1900-1980 6200 memoirs (6200 memoirs)
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- Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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Typescript carbons of the reminiscences and memoirs of men and women prominent in American life including agriculture, art, book publishing, business, diplomacy, education, journalism, jurists, literature, labor movement, medicine, military history, New York City politics, and special projects such as the Eisenhower Administration, the Marine Corps, popular arts, the radio industry, and social security recorded on tape by the person concerned.
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Richard S. Childs papers, 1918-1977
15.5 linear feet (37 boxes)- Abstract Or Scope
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This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, reports, clippings, and other printed materials, 1918-1977, of Richard Spencer Childs.
Richard S. Childs papers, 1918-1977 15.5 linear feet (37 boxes)
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- Childs, Richard S. (Richard Spencer), 1882-1978
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This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, reports, clippings, and other printed materials, 1918-1977, of Richard Spencer Childs.
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