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Guide to The Brooklyn Theater Fire Relief Association Records, 1876-1879 1977.049

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Creator: Brooklyn Theatre Fire Relief Association (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Title: Brooklyn Theatre Fire Relief Association Records
Dates [inclusive]: 1876-1879
Abstract: The Brooklyn Theatre Fire Relief Association Records document the efforts of a voluntary charity organization to provide relief to the families of the victims of the tragic fire in 1876 that killed more than 300 people in the Brooklyn Theatre. The collection is mainly comprised of the investigations conducted into the claims made by surviving relatives of those killed in the fire and the financial documents of the association.
Quantity: 1.0 Linear feet in 2.5 Document Boxes
Language of Materials note: Materials in English.
Call Phrase: 1977.049