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Call Number: 1977.671
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder
A letter from Franklin Hooper, Director of the Brooklyn Academy of Arts and Sciences, to Mrs. Lewis G. Reynolds responding to her complaints about noise and smoking at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The letter is dated February 1, 1913.
Names:
- Hooper, Franklin William, 1851-1914
- Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Types of material:
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Call Number: 2000.016
Extent: 0.05 Linear feet, in one folder.
Minute book of the Apollo Club of Brooklyn, with correspondence and news clippings also included.
The Apollo Club of Brooklyn was organized in June 1878 and incorporated in 1879. The Club’s organization brought together male singers from the then-City of Brooklyn who enjoyed choir singing and performance. Despite being a male-only choir, female soloists regularly performed with the Apollo Club and many women joined as subscribing members. The club hosted annual seasons of concerts held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The club experienced financial difficulties during the 1960s, and its final concert was held in 1966. In total, the Apollo Club of Brooklyn performed 258 concerts over 88 seasons.
Names:
- Apollo Club of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Choral societies — New York (State) — Kings County
- Clubs — New York (State) — Kings County
- Music — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Minutes
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Call Number: 2008.010
Extent: 1.33 Linear feet, in one manuscript box and one oversize box.
This collection contains materials documenting Edward L. Hyman’s career in entertainment, including a scrapbook relating to his time as Manager of the Mark Strand Theatre, clippings, articles, reports, speeches, trade press publications, and other information on motion picture distribution.
Edward L. Hyman was born in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1894. He began his career as a manager of the Victoria Theatre in 1917. He also managed the Mark Strand Theatre in Brooklyn from 1920 to 1927, and managed several other theatres before becoming Vice President of the American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., a position he held from 1950 to 1965.
Names:
- Hyman, Edward L., b. 1894
- Mark Strand Theatre (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Motion picture theater managers — New York (State) — Kings County
- Motion picture theaters — New York (State) — Kings County
- Motion pictures — Distribution
Types of material:
- Articles
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Publications
- Reports
- Scrapbooks
- Speeches
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Call Number: 1995.008
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in one bound volume
A bound volume, titled Model County Records. County of Kings, that features a typewritten list of female authors who resided in Kings County, N.Y. during the 19th century. The list is typewritten, alphabetical by surname, and lists the titles of books, magazine, and newspaper articles written by each author. In the back of the volume is an index organized alphabetically by surname.
Names:
- Bellamy, Frederick P.
- Packer, William S.
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Authors, American — 19th century
- Authors, American — New York (State) — Kings County
- Women authors, American
- Women — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Indexes (reference sources)
- Lists (document genres)
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Call Number: 1978.061
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in one folder
This scrapbook contains programs, flyers, and newspaper clippings pertaining to musical recitals and operas in New York and Brooklyn for the 1923 to 1924 season. The compiler of the scrapbook is unknown.
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Concert programs
- Concerts — New York (State) — Kings County
- Concerts — New York (State) — New York
- Opera — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Fliers (printed matter)
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Call Number: 1980.019
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder
The collection consists of a trypewritten copy of a manuscript poem titled The Red Owl: A Legend of the Montauks. The poem’s author is unknown.
Places:
Subjects:
- Indians of North America — New York (State) — Long Island
- Montauk Indians
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1987.003
Extent: 0.09 Linear feet, in one folder.
One scrapbook of an unknown compiler of programs, reviews, and notices for New York City and Brooklyn theatrical productions. Several Brooklyn Academy of Music and Florence Dramatic Society programs are included.
Names:
- Brooklyn Academy of Music
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Theater — New York (State) — Kings County
- Theater — New York (State) — New York
- Theaters — New York (State) — Kings County
- Theaters — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Reviews (document genre)
- Scrapbooks
- Theater programs
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Call Number: 1992.013
Extent: 0.2 Linear feet, in two folders
The collection contains newspaper clippings and brochures for the Brooklyn Bridge centennial; an Erasmus Hall Alumni Association newsletter and correspondence regarding a reunion for the class of 1935; a pamphlet from the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Brookdale Hospital; a Christmas card with a photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Names:
- Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Commission
- Erasmus Hall High School
- Lefrak, Samuel
- New York Times Company
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) — Anniversaries, etc.
Subjects:
- Public schools — New York (State) — Kings County
- Reunions
Types of material:
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Pamphlets
- Programs (documents)
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Call Number: 1978.029
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder
The Blind Players Club, Inc. records span the period 1921 to 1943 and include letters, financial documents, and meeting minutes. The Blind Players Club was incorporated in July, 1921 in the town of Suffern, Rockland County, New York. The organization’s purpose was to provide a home for musical instruction, social services, and handicraft opportunities for visually impaired women.
Names:
Places:
Subjects:
- Blind — Services for — New York (State) — Rockland County
Types of material:
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Minutes
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Call Number: 1977.660
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder
The collection consists of two manuscript copies of a lecture by John F. Aiken, The Life and Poems of Tasso, delivered at the Long Island Historical Society (later known as the Brooklyn Historical Society) on April 6, 1865.
Names:
- Aiken, John F.
- Brooklyn Catholic Historical Society
- Long Island Historical Society
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Lectures and lecturing — New York (State) — Kings County
- Poetry
Types of material:
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