Michael C. Heenan collection
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Abstract
This collection consists of a diary of Michael C. Heenan of Brooklyn, containing notations on his appointments as Messenger and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms of the Kings County Board of Supervisors, as well as clippings on activities of Brooklyn 10th Ward Democratic organizations in which Heenan was active. Also included are two U.S. Naval cloth insignias of the rank of Sergeant, circa 1945; two black-and-white photographs of a young boy (presumed to be Heenan) with a pony; and an account book, checkbooks, and a Labor Bureau notice belonging to Kathryn and Thomas McGee, whose relation to Heenan is not known.
Biographical Note
Michael C. Heenan was Messenger and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms for the Kings County Board of Supervisors, and was also active in the Democratic party in Brooklyn's 10th Ward.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a diary of Michael C. Heenan of Brooklyn, containing notations on his appointments as Messenger and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms of the Kings County Board of Supervisors, as well as clippings on activities of Brooklyn 10th Ward Democratic organizations in which Heenan was active. Also included are two U.S. Naval cloth insignias of the rank of Sergeant, circa 1945; two black-and-white photographs of a young boy (presumed to be Heenan) with a pony; and an account book, checkbooks, and a Labor Bureau notice belonging to Kathryn and Thomas McGee, whose relation to Heenan is not known.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Michael C. Heenan collection, 1973.256, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Moehring, 1962.
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Minimally processed to the collection level.
