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Call Number: ARC.116
Extent: 4.6 linear feet, in one manuscript box and flat file storage.
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building photographs and architectural drawings span the years 1888 to 2001, with bulk dates of 1927 to 1929. The collection documents the design, construction, architectural and infrastructural features, and daily work life in the now landmarked building at One Hanson Place in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Fort Greene, particularly between its opening and the early 1960s. The collection is arranged into two series: Photographs and Architectural drawings.
Names:
- Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y. : Hanson Place)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x Buildings, structures, etc.
- Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Art deco (Architecture)
- Bank buildings |z New York (State) |z Kings County
- Buildings |z New York (State) |z Kings County |x Design and construction
- Holidays |z New York (State) |z Kings County
Types of material:
- Architectural drawings
- Black-and-white prints (photographs)
- Color prints (photographs)
- Color slides
- Drawings (visual works)
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Call Number: V1987.038
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
Three photographs, dated circa 1890 to 1910, depicting the interior of 68 South Portland Avenue, located in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. The photographs show lavish interior decorating that is representative of 19th century homes.
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Dwellings — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Interior views
- Photographs
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Call Number: V1974.015
Extent: 0.6 Linear feet, in one glass plate negative box, one oversize glass plate negative box, and one folder.
The Brooklyn glass plate negative collection contains 18 items dating from circa 1870 to 1899. The negatives are a mix of anonymous creations, reproductions, and original photography by Henry O. Korten. Images in the collection show rural Brooklyn life, street scenes, snowstorms, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard (formally known as the New York Naval Shipyard) in the late 19th century. Locations featured include the neighborhoods of Flatlands, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Heights, as well as Prospect Park and the East River waterfront. Two portraits of Native Americans and snowstorm scenes located in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens are also included. Prints from a select number of glass plate negatives are also available.
Names:
- Korten, Henry O.
- New York Naval Shipyard
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatlands (New York, N.Y.)
- Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
- Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Rural conditions — New York (State) — Kings County
- Street photography — New York (State) — Kings County
- Waterfronts — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Negatives (photographic)
- Photographic prints
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Call Number: V1974.023
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in one manuscript box.
One volume, titled Art Work of Brooklyn, New York, dated 1896. The volume contains 85 prints with scenes and buildings of Brooklyn, N.Y., as well as captions detailing the images and the history of Brooklyn. Prints in the volume depict parks and monuments such as Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery, clubs, churches, banks, schools, and municipal buildings in Brooklyn. The neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island are included. In addition to street scenes and skyline views from the Brooklyn Bridge, the volume also contains waterfront views showing the New York Harbor, New York Naval Shipyard (also known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard), Gowanus Bay, beaches, docks, and basins.
Names:
- Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Naval Shipyard
Places:
- Bay Ridge (New York, N.Y)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
- Brighton Beach (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Clinton Hill (New York, N.Y.)
- Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
- Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
- Fort Hamilton (New York, N.Y.)
- New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
- Prospect Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
- Red Hook (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Banks and banking — New York (State) — Kings County
- Church buildings — New York (State) — Kings County
- Clubs — New York (State) — Kings County
- Docks — New York (State) — Kings County
- Monuments — New York (State) — Kings County
- Municipal government — New York (State) — Kings County
- Parks — New York (State) — Kings County
- Schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Street photography — New York (State) — Kings County
- Waterfronts — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
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Call Number: 1988.016
Extent: 0.25 Linear feet, in one document box and two slide storage boxes.
The Frank J. Trezza Seatrain Shipbuilding Collection documents shipbuilding activities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from its closing by the Department of Defense in the mid-1960s through its rebirth and eventual demise under the management of the Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. Frank J. Trezza was hired by Seatrain Shipbuilding as a Mechanic Helper at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1973 and eventually worked his way up to the position of First Class Marine Electrician. Though the dates of the collection span from 1861 to 1988, the bulk of the records span the period 1973-1978, when Frank J. Trezza was an employee of Seatrain Shipbuilding. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings, union publications, pamphlets and newspapers published by Seatrain, a Seatrain employee orientation kit, black & white photographs, color photographs, color slides, and black & white negatives. All of the documents in the collection were either collected or created by Frank J. Trezza. The majority of newspaper clippings in the collection document two subjects: the closing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard by the Department of Defense in 1966, and the final years of shipbuilding there under the Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. during the 1970s.
Names:
- International Union, United Industrial Workers of America
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp
- United States. Navy
- Trezza, Frank J.
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Shipbuilding — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1977.607
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
A billing receipt to Lucien B. Chase of Brooklyn from Thomas Frazier for drawing up deeds, bonds and mortgages, as well as tax and title searches for 105 Adelphi Street, where Chase resided and practiced medicine. Dated 1881.
Names:
- Frazier, Thomas
- Chase, Lucien B.
Places:
- Adelphi Street (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Physicians — New York (State) — Kings County
- Real property — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Receipts (financial records)
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Call Number: 1985.008
Extent: 0.3 Linear feet, in five folders and one bound volume
The Courtney Yenni papers span the period 1841 to 1929 and contains two scrapbooks, four programs, and one letter. The programs are of the final performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Montague Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, as well as the first performance at its new building in the Fort Greene neighborhood. Courtney Yenni was a Brooklyn resident who lived at 17 7th Avenue.
Names:
- Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Yenni, Courtney
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Concert programs
- Theaters — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1985.059
Extent: 1.5 Linear feet, in four manuscript boxes
The Adelphi Academy collection measures 1.6 linear feet and spans the dates 1864 to 1956. The collection documents the development and evolution of the Academy’s curriculum, its physical growth and infrastructural development in its early years, as well as student life. Included in the collection are a narrative history of the Academy covering the period from its founding through the early 20th century; documents pertaining to the construction of the Academy’s original building on Adelphi Street and its incorporation; course catalogs (including a complete run from 1899 to 1942; yearbooks; and copies of the student newspaper.
Adelphi Academy is a prepatory school founded in 1863 by Dr. Edward S. Bunker and Aaron Chadwick, who had both previously taught at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Though the Academy made its start as a school for boys, it became coeducational in 1867. It was officially incorporated and chartered by the Board of Trustees of the City of Brooklyn in 1869, and grew steadily throughout the 19th century, reaching its peak enrollment of 1,291 students in 1891. The Academy’s original location was at 412 Adelphi Street, but due to its steady growth, it gradually outgrew this space and moved to newly built facilities at the corner of Lafayette Avenue and St. James Place in 1868.
SInce as early as 1871, Adelphi Academy’s administrators had considered the possibility of establishing a liberal arts college to be affiliated with the Academy. In 1896, under the administration Dr. Charles Herbert Levermore, Adelphi College (later, Adelphi University) was chartered by the State of New York. Its original location was in a building directly behind the Academy at the corner of St. James Place and Clifton Place. Though they operated as separate institutions, Adelphi Academy and Adelphi College remained closely connected, with many of the Academy’s students matriculating to the College upon graduation.
In 1929, Adelphi College moved its campus to Garden City, Long Island and was granted university status by the State of New York in 1963. Due to steadily declining enrollment, Adelphi Academy moved from its location at Lafayette Avenue and St. James Place to a smaller facility in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1965. As of 2010, both institutions continue to operate in the same locations.
Names:
- Adelphi Academy (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Private schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Private schools — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
- Annual reports
- Catalogs
- Local histories
- School yearbooks
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Call Number: 1973.269
Extent: 0.02 Linear feet, in one folder.
This collection consists of a copy of the New York State Assembly’s 1847 act for the opening of Washington Park in Fort Greene in the City of Brooklyn, as well as a report of the commissioners appointed under the act, which details the ownership history of the land occupied by the Park. A list of the members of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn is also included.
Names:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Common Council
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Places:
- Washington Park (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Parks — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Legislative acts
- Membership lists
- Reports
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Call Number: 1977.048
Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in one folder.
One bound volume containing bylaws and minutes of the Brooklyn-based Association for Erecting a Monument to the 11,500 Martyrs of the British Prison Ships, spanning 1852 to 1855.
Names:
- Association for Erecting a Monument to the 11,500 Martyrs of the British Prison Ships (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
Subjects:
- Citizens’ associations — New York (State) — Kings County
- Monuments — New York (State) — Kings County
- Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Prisoners of war — United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
Types of material:
- Bylaws (administrative records)
- Minutes
- Volumes (documents by form)
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