Edwin P. Kilroe Collection of Tammaniana Books15373640Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-06 18:17:24 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Rare Book and Manuscript Library Edwin P. Kilroe Collection of Tammaniana Books Kilroe, Edwin P. 15373640 English . 2500 Volumes 1698-1962 Scope and Contents

In 1942 Edwin Patrick Kilroe gave the Library his collection of 104,338 items on the history and activities of the Society of Tammany, or Columbian Order in the City of New York (popularly known as Tammany Hall). This record describes the book and periodical part of this collection, which consists of about 2,500 volumes. A special Kilroe classification scheme organizes the books by date of publication.

Related Materials

Clippings, posters, cartoons, campaign literature, badges, books, pamphlets, ephemera, and Kilroe's own manuscripts on the history of Tammany Hall and his correspondence in assembling the collection are treated as a separate manuscript collection, the Edwin Patrick Kilroe papers (https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/4078986).

Conditions Governing Access

All books in this collection are cataloged, and should be requested individually in CLIO. This record is for informational purposes only.

General

Books are classed individually under: KILROE then by date of publication then by author alphabetically

Tammany Hall Tammany Society, or Columbian Order (New York, N.Y.)