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    Ann Byrd's scholars album, Catalog Record Only An anthology of religious poetry, copied by friends and relatives into a blank book (made by Prior & Dunning, binders, No. 111 Water-Street, New-York). Page [2] in front is an index of the copyists.
    • Contributor: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) - Byrd, Ann
    • Date: 1812
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    Papers of Philip John Schuyler, 1733-1804, in the New York Public Library Catalog Record Only Microfilm of Schuyler's papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Reels 6 and 8 are missing some of the material listed on the container. Contents note reflects the actual contents of each reel.
    • Contributor: Schuyler, Philip John - New York Public Library. Manuscript Division
    • Date: 1975
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    N. Saadi letter, Brooklyn, New York, to Dr. Nies
    First line of letter: Your favor with enclosed Manuscript received | Your favor with enclosed Manuscript received
    Autograph letter, signed, from N. Saadi to Dr. Nies acknowledging receipt of Arabic manuscript with Arabic manuscript and its translation.
    • Contributor: Rothman, Adam - Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Saadi, N. - Nies, James B.
    • Date: 1919

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    James B. Nies letter, Brooklyn Heights, New York City, to Mr. Wood
    First line of letter: Enclosed is the Arabic "Insurance policy" | Enclosed is the Arabic "Insurance policy"
    Autograph letter, signed, from James B. Nies to Mr. Wood about returning an original Arabic text and requesting copies to be made to have one sent to him. Nies informs Mr. Wood that the translations were done by two reliable Syrian friends Nazir Sa'adi' and Asa'ad il Milky. Written on Hotel St. George, Brooklyn Heights, New York City letterhead.
    • Contributor: Nies, James B. - Wood - Hotel St. George (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) - Rothman, Adam - Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Saadi, N.
    • Date: 1919

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    William H. Thomson letter, New York, to Theodore Dwight, New York
    First line of letter: Will you please excuse me for having kept your interesting Arabic letter so long | Will you please excuse me for having kept your interesting Arabic letter so long
    Autograph letter, signed, from Wm. H. Thomson, M.D. to Theodore Dwight about difficulties of translating an Arabic text and describes the writing style and language. Thomson apologizes for the delay in returning the text which Thomson had intended return to Dwight at an American Ethnological Society meeting or give to Mr. Bliss who he also could not meet. Thomson asks Dwight to forward a...
    • Contributor: Dwight, Theodore - Thomson, William Hanna - American Ethnological Society - Rothman, Adam - Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Bliss, Daniel
    • Date: 1863

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    Daniel Bliss letter, New York, to Theodore Dwight, New York
    First line of letter: I came into the city this evening & have seen for the first time the proof sheets of the Narrative of our old friend Kibby | I came into the city this evening & have seen for the first time the proof sheets of the Narrative of our old friend Kibby
    Autograph letter, signed, from Daniel Bliss to Theodore Dwight thanking him for sending the proof sheets of the narrative by Kibby and apologizing for missing the last and hoping to attend the next American Ethnological Society meeting. On American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions letterhead.
    • Contributor: Omar Ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress) - Dwight, Theodore - American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions - Bliss, Daniel - Rothman, Adam
    • Date: 1864

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    Index of marriages and deaths in New York weekly museum, 1788-1817. Catalog Record Only Typescript (carbon copy) LAC brd 2019-05-21 update (1 card)
    • Contributor: American Antiquarian Society
    • Date: 1952
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    Bluff Road memories : a quilt of memories and remembrances Catalog Record Only "In the early 20th century, two sisters, with their husbands, discovered eastern Long Island, NY as a desirable vacation destination. This is a collection of essays by some of their fortunate grandchildren and great-grandchildren who spent many carefree days enjoying themselves in summer homes on Bluff Road. The editors, Alec Sutherland and his sister, Jan Sutherland Guldbeck, have stitched together these essays into a...
    • Contributor: Sutherland, Alexander Charles - Guldbeck, Jan Sutherland
    • Date: 2021
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    Archives of the Holland Land Company Catalog Record Only Reproduces correspondence, letterbooks, reports, financial and land records, maps, printed items, and miscellaneous material of, and relating to a number of Amsterdam firms that eventually formed the Holland Land Company engaged in land investment in America, chiefly in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
    • Contributor: Pieterse, Wilhelmina Chr - State University of New York College at Fredonia - Holland Land Company - Gemeentelijke Archiefdienst Amsterdam
    • Date: 1982
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    [Holland Land Company collections and related material at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Catalog Record Only Reproduces the papers of Joseph Ellicott and other records relating to the Holland Land Company from the originals in the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, N.Y.
    • Contributor: Safran, Franciska - State University of New York College at Fredonia - Holland Land Company - Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
    • Date: 1986
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    The Larkin Company Catalog Record Only "Born at 13 Clinton Street in Buffalo in 1845, John D. Larkin went on to become one of the most successful businessmen Buffalo has ever had. Developing from his experience in the soap industry with his brother-in-law Justus Weller in Buffalo and Chicago, the Larkin Company, established in 1875, became one of the dominant mail-order businesses in America. In 1885, Larkin and his wife's...
    • Contributor: Stephenson, Shane E.
    • Date: 2018
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    Day book, Catalog Record Only In two sections: a manuscript account book signed by Francis B. Sappington, April 4, 1798-Jan. 22, 1801, and unsigned legal proceedings, Feb. 26, 1830-Sept. 5, 1833. Both are partially obscured by newspaper clippings from the 1830s mounted onto some of the leaves. The manuscript account book is paged 1-112, and signed by Francis B. Sappington on p. 70. Liberty Town and the date are...
    • Contributor: Sappington, Francis Brown
    • Date: 1798
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    Committee of Fifteen records, 1900-1901 Catalog Record Only Reproduces correspondence, minutes, investigators' reports, and scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Committee of Fifteen. The bulk of material consists of affidavits or investigators' reports, arranged by polic precinct and street address.
    • Contributor: New York Public Library - Committee of Fifteen (New York, N.Y. : 1900)
    • Date: 1998
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    Berurin, Pari, Rondon, Nyū Yōku no eisei jimu : 1895-nen Wīn iji shūhō fusatsu.
    伯林・巴里・倫敦・紐育ノ衛生事務 : 千八百九十五年ウヰ-ン醫事週報附冊 Catalog Record Only
    Ms. Tōshaban copy (brush writing style). Probably translated from German. Title from original cover. LC copy has "Kohashi [Naimu Jikan] tosho no shō" stamped; probably his personal collection. On double leaves. With: Ishin irai chōson enkaku. Tokyo?, 1883? Bound together.
    • Date: 1895
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    Justice docket / manuscript Catalog Record Only Spencer Scudder's justice docket from the Justice Court of Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Notable names in the docket include e Albert G. Dow [1808-1908], a noted merchant, president of the First National Bank of Salamanca and state senator; Benjamin F. Franklin [1791-1868], a notable abolitionist, county judge, Cuba Bank president and co-founder of Randolph Academy (later known as the Chamberlain Institute); and attorney Benjamin Mosher...
    • Contributor: Scudder, Spencer
    • Date: 1861
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    John G. Green deposition, Catalog Record Only Sworn deposition made in Decatur City, Ga., as a material witness in a pending cotton crop lawsuit in Gadsden County, Fla. The suit is related to the prices of Sea Island cotton in 1847 and 1848 in Apalachicola, New York, and London.
    • Contributor: Green, John G. - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1852
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    Harriet Hoctor collection, Catalog Record Only The collection documents Hoctor's professional life including items related to her early dance training at the Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing in New York and her later career leading the Harriet Hoctor School of Ballet in Boston. Materials include choreographic notes, clippings, costume sketches, music, photographs, personal papers, programs, and correspondence from family members, former students, and notables such as Mary Pickford,...
    • Contributor: Hoctor, Harriet
    • Date: 1868
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    Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush Eye on the Arts archive, Catalog Record Only The collection is divided into three series: Programs, Clippings, and Press Kits and Press Releases. Each series is further identified by a genre: music, dance, theater (including musical theater), and film and video. Organization of the materials resembles its original order, usually chronologically by genre. When this has not been possible, materials are organized by genre and chronologically by decade. The materials date from...
    • Contributor: Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc - Bush, Jeffrey C. - Ipiotis, Celia
    • Date: 1994
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    Arthur Laurents papers, Catalog Record Only The collection includes scripts, correspondence, datebooks, photographs, book drafts, production notes, programs, publicity materials, business papers, awards, clippings, and articles. The Project Files series consists mostly of script drafts for various stage works in addition to correspondence, business papers, photographs, and other materials related to these productions. Included in the collection of nearly forty musicals, plays and screenplays are "West Side Story," "Gypsy" and...
    • Contributor: Laurents, Arthur
    • Date: 1900
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    Alan Jay Lerner papers, Catalog Record Only The collection includes stage scripts and screenplays in multiple drafts, music, correspondence, photographs, writings, programs, biographical materials, clippings, and collected lyrics. The Scripts series is the largest in the collection. Scripts are organized alphabetically by show title regardless of whether they were written for stage or film; and arranged mostly chronologically within shows. In most instances, Lerner was the author of both the libretto...
    • Contributor: Loewe, Frederick - Barry, John - Weill, Kurt - Bernstein, Leonard - Lerner, Alan Jay - Lane, Burton - Previn, André
    • Date: 1880
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    Music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, Catalog Record Only The collection contains approximately 150 manuscript and published compositions and arrangements performed by the ensemble, as well as a concert poster and maracas. The Music series comprises approximately 150 manuscript and published original compositions and arrangements performed by Machito and his Afro-Cubans Latin jazz band that include scores, parts, and lead sheets. Not all sets of parts appear to be complete. The Miscellany series...
    • Contributor: Puente, Tito - Machito - O'Farrill, Chico - Hernandez, René - Piazzolla, Astor
    • Date: 1930
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    Louis Monchick collection of theater and dance programs, Catalog Record Only The collection consists of programs and playbills for theater and dance performances in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area. The most common genres represented are contemporary comedies and dramas. Musical theater, variety shows, and a few film screenings are also documented, along with ten programs for ballet companies of international distinction. Ancillary items retained by Monchick, such as cast-change notices or promotional...
    • Contributor: Monchick, Louis
    • Date: 1918
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    Max Rudolf papers,
    Max Rudolf correspondence, Catalog Record Only
    The collection contains Rudolf's extensive correspondence with prominent 20th century musical figures, Metropolitan Opera annual files documenting his years with that organization, and a few photographs of Rudolf alone and with others. Rudolf corresponded with many notable figures from all realms of the music world, including Samuel Barber, Rudolf Bing, Luigi Dallapiccola, Norman Dello Joio, David Diamond, Antal Dorati, Glenn Gould, Erich Leinsdorf, Ira...
    • Contributor: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) - Rudolf, Max
    • Date: 1922
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    Autograph letter from Antonin Dvorak, New York to Jeannette M. Thurber, In English. Slightly stained and repaired in the horizontal folds; Includes John Wilson's letter, bookseller in London, and envelope. Title devised by cataloger. Typescript letter. With autograph signature, in ink, of Antonín Dvořák. Purchase: Heineman Fund; 1971.
    • Contributor: Thurber, Jeannette - Dvořák, Antonín
    • Date: 1892

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    Scrapbook of Krehbiel's contributions to the New York Tribune, Catalog Record Only Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the New York Tribune, Jan. 1-Dec. 29, 1895; concert reviews and other music-related articles by Henry Edward Krehbiel; compiled by Mrs. William Bruce King.
    • Contributor: Krehbiel, Henry Edward
    • Date: 1895