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Joseph W. Greene research notes

Call Number

MS 3122

Date

circa 1926–1939, inclusive

Creator

Greene, Joseph Warren, 1875-1939

Extent

8 Linear feet (in 8 record cartons)

Language of Materials

The documents in this collection are in English.

Abstract

Research notes on historical topics—transportation by stage, steam, and rail; inns, streets, and land grants—pertaining to New York and New England, assembled by Joseph Warren Greene Jr. (1875–1939), who contributed at least two articles to The New-York Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin in the 1920s.

Biographical note

Joseph Warren Greene Jr. (1875–1939), a Brooklyn-born lawyer admitted to the bar in 1902, retired from practice in 1919, and from the 1920s until his death pursued research on historical topics pertaining to New York City and State, New Jersey (his adopted home), and New England. Greene, who was a member of the New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars and the New Jersey Historical Society, contributed to the latter's Proceedings, and published at least two articles in the New-York Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin in 1926 and 1927.

Arrangement

The collection is not processed. It consists almost entirely of handwritten notes in folders, or notes that are gathered in softcover report binders, and, occasionally, in loose bundles. Before being rehoused in archival record cartons, the collection was stored in twelve deteriorating boxes in no apparent order, with related materials scattered throughout multiple boxes. That remains the case, but this finding aid lists the folder/binder titles alphabetically (with some grouped geographically), in an attempt to reunite Greene's full research on specific topics. Additions and clarifications by the archivist appear in [square brackets].

Scope and Contents

The collection contains Joseph W. Greene's copious manuscript notes—a handful are typed—pertaining to the topics of transportation by stage, steam, and rail in 18th- and 19th-century New York City and the surrounding region, as well as his researches into the streets, inns, taverns, and land grants of the day. Some of this material clearly went into Greene's published work, most notably the two articles he contributed to the New-York Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin: "New York City's First Railroad, The New York and Harlem, 1832 to 1867," vol. 9, no. 4 (January 1926), and "Mount Vernon on the East River and Colonel William Stephens Smith," vol. 10, no. 4 (January 1927).

Access Restrictions

Open to qualified researchers. This collection is stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact manuscripts@nyhistory.org prior to your research visit to coordinate access. Keep in mind that it will take between two (2) and five (5) business days for collections to arrive, and you should plan your research accordingly.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff. Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as: Joseph W. Greene Research Notes, MS 3122, New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

This collection is stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact manuscripts@nyhistory.org prior to your research visit to coordinate access. Keep in mind that it will take between two (2) and five (5) business days for collections to arrive, and you should plan your research accordingly.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession information is lacking for this collection, which probably came to the New-York Historical Society sometime after Joseph W. Greene's death on June 13, 1939.

Related Materials

The New Jersey Historical Society holds a similar collection of Greene's research notes, though focused on New Jersey topics and localities, under its Manuscript Group 750: jerseyhistory.org/manuscript-group-750-joseph-warren-greene-jr-1875-1939-historianresearch-notes-ca-1930-1939/.

Collection processed by

Joseph Ditta (2021)

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:51:03 -0400.
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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

The collection is not processed. As part of a project conducted in 2019-20, archivist Elise Winks performed a high level survey of the collection. Archivist Joseph Ditta transferred the collection from its deteriorating boxes to archival record cartons and listed the titles of each folder and binder in this finding aid in December 2021.

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024