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Charles W. Poletti papers, 1920-1991, bulk 1923-1970
32 linear feet 59 document boxes; 3 file card boxes; 16 oversize boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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This collection documents the personal and political life of Charles Poletti, lawyer, politician, and the 46th governor of the State of New York. Poletti also served as an allied military governor in Italy during and after World War II.
Sir Winston Churchill papers, 1908-1954
3.5 linear feet 8 boxes and one mapcase drawer- Abstract Or Scope
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A collection of correspondence, typescripts, proofsheets, pamphlets, periodicals, and memorabilia by or relating to Sir Winston Churchill. Included are files of Daniel Longwell, editor of LIFE from 1946 to 1954, dealing with the serialization of A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES and TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY in LIFE. Accompanying the collection is a group of approximately 350 books by or about Churchill. Many are first editions or inscribed copies.
Commemorative broadside [Designed and printed by Leo Wyatt?]. Gift of John M. Crawford, Jr.
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- Commemorative broadside [Designed and printed by Leo Wyatt?]. Gift of John M. Crawford, Jr.
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Alan H. Kempner papers, 1809-1981
0.5 linear feet 1 box- Abstract Or Scope
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A collection of letters and manuscripts of English and American authors, including one item from each of the following: Pearl S. Buck, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey, Thomas Frognall Dibden, Charles Dickens, William Ewart Gladstone, Edmund Gosse, Hester Thackeray Ritchie Fuller, Rockwell Kent, Charles Kingsley, Edward George Bulwer Lytton, John Masefield, Clinton Scollard, William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman. In addition, there are 8 letters from Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss (Annie Sterky Greenwood Twiss), photographs of Alan and Margaret Kempner and miscellaneous Kempner items.
Play Schools Association calligraphic broadside
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- Play Schools Association calligraphic broadside
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Kulchur Foundation records, 1936-1994, bulk 1969-1989
29.74 linear feet 50 half size document box 1 record storage cartons 2 oversized flat boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Kulchur-- a little magazine focused on cultural criticism and later a small press, was an important publisher of avant-garde poets, particularly poets associated with what became known as the New York School. The Kulchur Foundation Records include administrative, financial and editorial records related to Kulchur Magazine, Kulchur Press, and the Kulchur Foundation. Additionally, it includes photographs, correspondence, artwork and manuscripts related to the Foundation or to its president-- writer, publisher, and art collector, Lita Hornick.
Printed Broadsides-- Wild Oats Compilation
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- Printed Broadsides-- Wild Oats Compilation
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(poets include James Schuyler, Kenward Elmslie, Joe Brainard, Ron Padgett, Tom Clark; Brother Antoninus. The Rose of Solitude; Ginsberg, Allen. Kral Majales;McClure, Michael. Two for Bruce Conner)
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Series VI: Publications, 1961-1993
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- This series is comprised of periodicals, printed books, and broadsides and includes material
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This series is comprised of periodicals, printed books, and broadsides and includes material published by Kulchur Press, material written by Lita Hornick, and books and periodicals in Lita Hornick's Collection.
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Max Abramovitz architectural records and papers, 1925-1990
14,000 drawings approximate 302 document boxes 24.5 manuscript boxes 27 albums- Abstract Or Scope
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Max Abramovitz (1908-2004) was an American architect, whose firm Harrison & Abramovitz was one of the leading architectural practices in post-war America. Major commissions include Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall and the United Nations complex. The collection contains over 14,500 drawings, over 5,000 photographs, 24 boxes of manuscript material, 7 boxes of oversize material, 23 boxes of financial records, 5 boxes of reprint tear sheets, 36.75 linear feet of specification notebooks, photo albums, sketchbooks, art and artifacts.
World War II broadsides, [ca. 1944]
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- World War II broadsides, [ca. 1944]
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Douglas Putnam Haskell papers, 1866-1979-(bulk 1949-1964).
56 Linear Feet 118 manuscript boxes 5 print boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Douglas Putnam Haskellan (1899-1979) was an American writer, architecture critic and magazine editor. This collection contains correspondence, memos, articles, speeches, lectures, transcripts, clippings, notes, printed matter, photographs, audiotapes, and memorabilia mainly relating to Douglas Haskell's editorship at Architectural Forum and his professional activities. The collection includes items dating from 1866 to 1979, with the majority of materials dating from the period of 1949 to 1964.
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- Plaza, New York.; Broadside, 53.5 x 42 cm. Includes list of AIA Design Committee members: Richard W
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Who Is Responsible For Ugliness? First Conference on Aesthetic Responsibility. April 3, 1962, Hotel Plaza, New York.; Broadside, 53.5 x 42 cm. Includes list of AIA Design Committee members: Richard W. Snibbe, Emanuel N. Turano, Edgar Tafel, William W. Atkin, Marcel Breuer, Walker O. Cain, John M. Johansen, Philip C. Johnson, Rolf Myller, Ladislav L. Rado, George Cooper Rudolph.
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Michael Reynard collection, 1769-1975
0.42 linear feet 1 document box containing 45 items- Abstract Or Scope
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A collection of letters, documents, manuscripts, and books collected by Dr. Michael Reynard and placed on deposit in The Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
John Jay. Appointment of Phillip J. Schuyler Inspector of the Dutchess County Militia, March 17, 1796. Printed broadside
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- , 1796. Printed broadside
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Edith Elmer Wood papers, 1900-1943
72 manuscript boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Edith Elmer Wood (1871-1945) was a US housing reformer. As lobbyist, writer, and government consultant, she helped define New Deal housing policy. After graduating from Smith College in 1890, she wrote fiction and undertook settlement house work before launching her influential, life-long career in housing reforms. The bulk of the collection is letters but other kinds of material is included, such as drawings, blueprints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, pamphlets, news clippings and hotel receipts.
Regional Plan of New York and its Environs, Broadside and Garden City, N.Y.
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- Regional Plan of New York and its Environs, Broadside and Garden City, N.Y.
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New Zealand, Broadside
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- New Zealand, Broadside
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The Dominion of New Zealand. The Times. (Annual Financial and Commercial Review), Feb 10, 1925.
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Jennifer B. Lee collection, 1926-2008
2 Linear Feet 1 Ms Box, 1 wide Ms Box, Mapcase 15-L-1- Abstract Or Scope
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The collection includes 21 posters relating to book arts, and a number of historical rare book dealer and auction catalogs and booklets related to rare book librarianship. It also includes several groups of printed materials, documents, art and memorabilia related to literature, performing arts, and the New York World's Fairs of 1939-40 and 1964-65.
Broadside for the wedding of Jennifer B. Lee and Paul Cyr, 1985
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- Broadside for the wedding of Jennifer B. Lee and Paul Cyr, 1985
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Printed by Terry Belanger
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Goodie Publications records, 1999-2009
17.5 Linear Feet 14 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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38 issues published from 1999-2009; designed, printed, collated, folded and staple-bound at the Goodie office in Brooklyn, NY; most issues were printed for subscribers, with extras being printed for special events of a given subject, and later by online orders; average between 200-500 copies per issue; readers were notified of new issues by postcard in the mail at first and later by email
Jack, "The Anywhere Gone to Whatever Arcane", Backwoods Broadsides Chaplet Series, No. 90
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- Jack, "The Anywhere Gone to Whatever Arcane", Backwoods Broadsides Chaplet Series, No. 90
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