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John Yapp Culyer collection

Call Number

1977.430

Date

circa 1870s-1955, inclusive

Creator

Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Firm)

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet in one folder.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The John Yapp Culyer collection dates from circa 1870s to 1955 and consists of photographs and newspaper clippings concerning John Yapp Culyer and other members of the Culyer family.

Biographical note

John Yapp Culyer (1839-1924) was the Chief Landscape Engineer of Prospect Park. During the park's construction, Culyer was charged by the park's commission to oversee the development of the park's public uses. He also oversaw the construction of Ocean Parkway, the Concourse at Coney Island, and was involved in the construction of several railroads in Brooklyn. Culyer was an eyewitness to the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Arrangement

This small collection is housed in a single folder.

Scope and Contents

The John Yapp Culyer collection dates from circa 1870s to 1955 and consists of photographs and newspaper clippings concerning John Yapp Culyer and other members of the Culyer family.

The clippings include an article about Culyer's reminiscences of witnessing the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, two obituaries written for Culyer, an obituary for John Yapp Culyer's son, Thurston Culyer, and two articles about the Culyer family's summer home located in Mt. Kisco, New York.

The photographs consist of portraits of Culyer and his wife, and one group family photograph.

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); John Yapp Culyer collection, 1977.430, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Spencer C. Devan, 1965.

Collection processed by

Matthew Gorham

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-29 15:24:22 +0000.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the collection level. The Culyer family photographs had been removed from the collection in 1998 (as V1998.052), and were returned by processing archivist John Zarrillo in September 2015. This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023. At that time, clippings were photocopied and the originals discarded.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0027 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201