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Daniel D. Tompkins papers, 1795-1940 .42 linear feet (1 document box)

Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774-1825

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, prints, and printed material relating to Tompkins and his family. The cataloged correspondence includes two letters while he was Governor, one from John Peter Van Ness, New York Congressman, and Tompkin's letter to Rev. Peter I. Van Pelt on the creation of a college on Staten Island. The manuscripts consist of Tompkin's Columbia College valedictory address, biographical and genealogical items. There are 5 portraits of Tompkins and his wife as well as cabinet photographs of the Governor's mansion in Albany

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New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry records, 1768-1984, bulk 1860-1973 185 linear feet (337 document boxes, 81 oversize bound volumes, 50 bound publications, 17 flat boxes)

New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry
These records document the history of the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry, beginning with its establishment in 1768. Tracking the wax and wane of the organization's influence over the next two centuries, the collection provides a first hand account of the Chamber's many contributions to New York City and State business and development. These records exist in a wide variety of formats, such as bulletins, correspondence, minute books, and printed materials.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

William Clement Bryant papers, 1856-1895 0.5 linear feet (1 box) 105 items

Bryant, Wm. Clement (William Clement)

This collection includes correspondence with a number of people, including Horatio Hale, William H. Samson, William Kirby, George S. Conover, and others, and pertains to research, publication, and other enterprises regarding prominent individuals such as Red Jacket and Joseph Brant, and the Cherry Valley Massacre. Correspondence includes linguistic, genealogical, and historical information, including sensitive content.

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William Yukon Chang papers, 1920-2010 46 Linear Feet (27 record cartons, 5 flat boxes, and 2 small gray boxes)

Chang, William Yukon, 1916-2019
William Yukon Chang was the founder and editor of "Chinese-American Times", a Chinese American paper that published completely in English from 1955 to 1972. While running the newspaper, Chang also served in local social and civic groups to address issues facing the New York Chinatown community, including poverty, juvenile delinquency, mental illness and lack of access to adult language programs. The William Yukon Chang papers document Chang's life and career, Chinese American life, and social service and activism scene in the Lower East Side from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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