Brooklyn correspondence and miscellaneous manuscripts collection
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Abstract
This collection consists of a wide variety of correspondence and other manuscripts primarily relating to individuals and families from Brooklyn, N.Y.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a wide variety of correspondence and other manuscripts primarily relating to individuals and families from Brooklyn, N.Y. It also includes records from the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce and the Froebel Academy, and references to enslaved African Americans. Items date from 1757 to 1968, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850 to 1920. The collection was artificially compiled from various sources by library staff at the Long Island Historical Society (later the Brooklyn Historical Society).
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn correspondence and miscellaneous manuscripts collection, 1977.321, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portions of this collection were the gift of Miss E. Benham, date unknown; James S. Hindle, 1967; and Henry Logan, 1965. Sources and dates of acquisition for remaining items in the collection are unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1977.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Minimally processed to the collection level.
Processing Information
Oppressive descriptive language was remediated from the abstract note in this finding aid as part of an anti-racist descriptive language audit performed in December 2020. The collection was rehoused from shared boxes into its own box in October 2023 by Dee Bowers.
