Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in 16 folders in one manuscript box

The John Kissam papers (1778-1823; 1864-1868) principally include correspondence and orders to Major Kissam, a Loyalist, concerning the Queens County Militia during the British occupation of New York and Long Island during the American Revolution. The subjects relate mostly to the taking of [...]]]> Call Number: 1974.133

Extent: 0.1 Linear feet, in 16 folders in one manuscript box

The John Kissam papers (1778-1823; 1864-1868) principally include correspondence and orders to Major Kissam, a Loyalist, concerning the Queens County Militia during the British occupation of New York and Long Island during the American Revolution. The subjects relate mostly to the taking of property, especially wood-cutting; authorization for movements about Long Island and to New York; and meeting troop musters. There are a small number of post-war items concerning Kissam. The collection also includes election (1865) and discharge (1868) certificates for Corporal Platt Wiggins from the New York State National Guard and the August 1864 muster roll of Company K of the 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America.

Names:

• Kissam, John
• Hamilton, Archibald, d. 1795
• Wiggins family
• Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 12th
• Queens County (N.Y.). Militia

Places:

• Queens County (N.Y.)
• Queens County (N.Y.) — History — Revolution, 1775-1783

Subjects:

• Military occupation damages — New York (State) — Queens County

Types of material:

• Certificates
• Correspondence
• Muster rolls
• Orders (military records)
• Receipts (financial records)

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Extent: 0.25 Linear feet, in 12 folders in one manuscript box

The 90th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Association papers includes documents concerning this Civil War veterans organization, founded 1884, and to a somewhat lesser extent, Mansfield Post No. 35 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.). These documents were written or compiled [...]]]> Call Number: 1977.005

Extent: 0.25 Linear feet, in 12 folders in one manuscript box

The 90th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Association papers includes documents concerning this Civil War veterans organization, founded 1884, and to a somewhat lesser extent, Mansfield Post No. 35 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.). These documents were written or compiled by Thomas D. Sugden, a member and sometime officer of the organizations, both of Brooklyn, New York. The bulk of the material dates from 1882-1894. It includes meeting notes, admission tickets and other ephemera, a scrapbook of 90th Veterans Association memorabilia, invitations, financial reports for Post 35, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The collection includes only three items dating from the 90th regiment’s war years; these are three numbers of The New Era, a newspaper published in Key West, Florida, and edited by the regiment’s quartermaster.

Names:

• Sugden, Thomas D., d. 1923
• 90th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Association (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
• Grand Army of the Republic. Mansfield Post No. 35 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
• United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 90th (1861-1866)

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — History — Civil War, 1861-1865 — Veterans
• United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865 — Veterans

Subjects:

• New era (Key West, Fla.)
• American newspapers — Florida — Key West
• Veterans — New York (State) — Societies, etc.
• Veterans — New York (State) — Kings County — Societies, etc.

Types of material:

• Admission tickets
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Correspondence
• Invitations
• Leaflets (printed works)
• Minutes
• Printed ephemera
• Scrapbooks

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Extent: 3.5 Linear feet, In 3 record cartons and 1 oversize flat box.

This collection holds the records of the Women’s Alliance, an organization operating under the agency of the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The Women’s Alliance began as the Female Samaritan Society in 1838, several years after the Church’s founding. Members of [...]]]> Call Number: 2005.031

Extent: 3.5 Linear feet, In 3 record cartons and 1 oversize flat box.

This collection holds the records of the Women’s Alliance, an organization operating under the agency of the First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn. The Women’s Alliance began as the Female Samaritan Society in 1838, several years after the Church’s founding. Members of the group took responsibility for all the physical housekeeping of the church, ran the church’s annual fundraising fair, and helped with parish duties such as visiting the sick and cooking for the congregation. After periods of inactivity in the twentieth century, the group was resurrected in 1973 as the Women’s Alliance, a primarily issue-oriented group concerned with social action and women’s rights matters.

The collection encompasses the period of the resurgence of the Women’s Alliance during the latter half of the twentieth century as a socially conscious and active organization. The inclusive dates span from 1922 to 2004, with bulk dates ranging from 1980 to 1998. The Women’s Alliance records consist primarily of organizational material, including meeting minutes, correspondence, and financial documents. There is also printed matter created or collected by the Women’s Alliance and material related to the causes of concern and group work of the Women’s Alliance. A number of records also reveal the group’s relationships with other female-oriented and religious organizations.

Names:

• First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Women’s Alliance
• Campobasso, Miriam
• Hoogenboom, Olive
• Lazarus, Katherine
• Odessky, Marjory H.
• Sage, Doris
• First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Samaritan Alliance
• First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
• Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Church history
• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Religious life and customs
• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Social life and customs

Subjects:

• Women’s work (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
• Feminism — New York (State) — New York
• Pro-choice movement — New York (State) — New York
• Social action — New York (State) — Kings County — History
• Unitarianism — New York (State) — Kings County — History
• Women and religion — New York (State) — New York
• Women’s rights and spiritualism — New York (State) — New York

Types of material:

• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Correspondence
• Minutes
• Newsletters
• Photographs
• Sermons

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Extent: 4.0 Linear feet, in 5 manuscript boxes and 9 boxes of various sizes

The collection was compiled over time by the Brooklyn Historical Society (formerly the Long Island Historical Society). It principally contains the records of two major Brooklyn-based Civil War relief associations, the War Fund Committee and the Women’s Relief Association, including [...]]]> Call Number: ARC.245

Extent: 4.0 Linear feet, in 5 manuscript boxes and 9 boxes of various sizes

The collection was compiled over time by the Brooklyn Historical Society (formerly the Long Island Historical Society). It principally contains the records of two major Brooklyn-based Civil War relief associations, the War Fund Committee and the Women’s Relief Association, including records of their various projects. A large portion of the collection documents one significant project undertaken by these organizations, the Brooklyn and Long Island Fair of 1864, also known as the Sanitary Fair. Documentation of the Fair covers both its financial aspects and the events and exhibits taking place there, and includes posters, broadsheets, printed matter, the Fair’s newspaper, subscription books, admission tickets, stereographs of the New England Kitchen exhibit, and more. Some artifacts exhibited at the Fair are included in the collection, notably an album of autographed writings with contributions by Hawthorne, Longfellow, and James Fenimore Cooper, among many others. Documents concerning other relief organizations are found in the collection, including the Brooklyn Bureau of the American Freedmen’s Friend Society and the Brooklyn and Long Island Christian Commission. Records of fundraising in Brooklyn for a Lincoln Monument Fund and in response to an 1866 fire in Portland, Maine, are also included. In addition, the collection holds other materials, primarily concerning the Civil War, relief efforts in cities other than Brooklyn, politics, commercial advertising, and other matters.

Names:

• Brooklyn and Long Island Fair in Aid of the United States Sanitary Commission. (1864)
• War Fund Committee (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
• Women’s Relief Association of the City of Brooklyn

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — History — Civil War, 1861-1865
• Kings County (N.Y.) — Newspapers

Subjects:

• Boatswain’s whistle
• Drum beat
• Our daily fare
• Sanitary fair bulletin
• Spirit of the fair (New York, N.Y.)
• Charities — New York (State) — Kings County
• Fairs — New York (State) — Kings County
• Mexican War, 1846-1848 — Correspondence
• Presidents — United States — Election — 1864
• United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865 — Civilian relief
• War — Relief of sick and wounded

Types of material:

• Admission tickets
• Advertisements
• American newspapers
• Autographs (manuscripts)
• Broadsides (notices)
• Correspondence
• Donor lists
• Lecture notes
• Ledgers (account books)
• Manuscripts (document genre)
• Minutes
• Poetry
• Printed ephemera
• Printing plates
• Receipts (financial records)
• Scrapbooks
• Stereographs
• Subscription lists

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Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder.

One photograph album, dated circa 1890 to 1939. The album contains 59 items, including photographic prints, illustrations, and picture postcards. Brooklyn images in the collection consist of interior views of two homes on Henry Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Also included are photographs and postcards of [...]]]> Call Number: V1986.245

Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder.

One photograph album, dated circa 1890 to 1939. The album contains 59 items, including photographic prints, illustrations, and picture postcards. Brooklyn images in the collection consist of interior views of two homes on Henry Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Also included are photographs and postcards of family voyages to Germany and South Africa, with group portraits, interior views of homes, churches, and cemeteries. Each image is accompanied by a description and identified by location.

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
• Germany — Description and travel
• South Africa — Description and travel

Subjects:

• Cemeteries
• Church buildings
• Dwellings
• Voyages and travels

Types of material:

• Group portraits
• Illustrations (layout features)
• Interior views
• Photograph albums
• Photographs
• Picture postcards

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Extent: 0.04 Linear feet, in one folder

This collection consists of vouchers issued by the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard to deliver helmets and fatigue caps from J.C.F. Deecken of New York City to various members. The documents are dated 1877. The 32nd Regiment was headquartered in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, [...]]]> Call Number: 1977.616

Extent: 0.04 Linear feet, in one folder

This collection consists of vouchers issued by the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the New York State National Guard to deliver helmets and fatigue caps from J.C.F. Deecken of New York City to various members. The documents are dated 1877. The 32nd Regiment was headquartered in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Names:

• New York (State). National Guard. Infantry Regiment, 32nd

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)

Types of material:

• Military records
• Vouchers

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Extent: 1.34 Linear feet, in one oversize box and one folder.

The Prospect Park exhibit photography collection contains 33 items and ranges in date from 1877 to circa 1975, with the bulk of materials dating from 1889 to 1897. The collection includes oversize photographs, prints, stereographs, and postcards. Items in the collection show scenes [...]]]> Call Number: V1974.036

Extent: 1.34 Linear feet, in one oversize box and one folder.

The Prospect Park exhibit photography collection contains 33 items and ranges in date from 1877 to circa 1975, with the bulk of materials dating from 1889 to 1897. The collection includes oversize photographs, prints, stereographs, and postcards. Items in the collection show scenes of Prospect Park, such as landscapes, statues, arches, bridges, lakes, and recreational activities, namely bicycling and ice skating. Also included is a photograph of Colored School No. 2 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Items in the collection were part of a Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit on Prospect Park in the late 1980s.

Names:

• Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects:

• Landscape photography — New York (State) — Kings County
• Outdoor recreation
• Parks — New York (State) — Kings County

Types of material:

• Photographs
• Picture postcards
• Stereographs

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Extent: 0.02 Linear feet, five items housed in one folder.

The Brooklyn Dodgers photographs consist of five black-and-white photographic prints dating from 1949 to 1956. The photographs are attributed to the news agency United Press International (UPI). Included are two photographs of Jackie Robinson–one of Robinson sitting alone in the dugout and the other [...]]]> Call Number: V1987.001

Extent: 0.02 Linear feet, five items housed in one folder.

The Brooklyn Dodgers photographs consist of five black-and-white photographic prints dating from 1949 to 1956. The photographs are attributed to the news agency United Press International (UPI). Included are two photographs of Jackie Robinson–one of Robinson sitting alone in the dugout and the other capturing Robinson stealing home against catcher Yogi Berra during the opening game of the 1955 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees. The collection also includes a photographic portrait of pitcher Hank Casey; a team photograph of the Dodgers in front of Borough Hall in Brooklyn after winning the National League pennant in 1949; and a photograph of Dodgers’ fans waiting on line to buy tickets for the World Series after the Dodgers won the National League pennant in 1956.

Names:

• United Press International
• Casey, Hugh Thomas, 1913-1951
• Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
• Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects:

• African American baseball players
• Baseball fans — New York (State) — New York
• Baseball players — United States
• Baseball teams — New York (State) — Kings County
• Baseball — New York (State) — Kings County

Types of material:

• Black-and-white prints (photographs)
• Photographs

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Extent: 0.25 linear feet, in four folders

The Southold, N.Y. register book spans the period 1683 to 1850 and measures 0.25 linear feet. Entries in the register cover genealogical information, indenture, bond and deed information, records of town information, manumission of slaves notices, town meeting minutes, and voting records with results. Also included are [...]]]> Call Number: 1978.185

Extent: 0.25 linear feet, in four folders

The Southold, N.Y. register book spans the period 1683 to 1850 and measures 0.25 linear feet. Entries in the register cover genealogical information, indenture, bond and deed information, records of town information, manumission of slaves notices, town meeting minutes, and voting records with results. Also included are the Southhold Academy bylaws and constitution, First Universalist Church in Southold bylaws and constitution, and records of the Commissioner of the highway of the town of Southold. The register book includes an index and was prepared by successive town historians throughout the mid-20th century.

Names:

• Southold (N.Y.)
• First Unitarian Church (Southold, N.Y.)
• Southold Academy

Places:

• Long Island (N.Y.)
• Southold (N.Y.)

Subjects:

• Genealogy
• Slavery — New York (State) — Long Island
• Unitarian Churches — New York (State) — Long Island

Types of material:

• Bonds (legal records)
• Bylaws (administrative records)
• Constitutions
• Deeds
• Indentures
• Indexes (reference sources)
• Minutes
• Registers (lists)

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Extent: 0.1 items, in one folder

A manuscript journal, written by John C. Champion, a crew member of the U.S.S. Adirondack, listing all the men on board, their rank, duties, battle stations, arms carried, and written orders and commands for 11 foot pivot guns. The journal is dated 1862.

The U.S.S. Adirondack was a screw [...]]]> Call Number: 1991.017

Extent: 0.1 items, in one folder

A manuscript journal, written by John C. Champion, a crew member of the U.S.S. Adirondack, listing all the men on board, their rank, duties, battle stations, arms carried, and written orders and commands for 11 foot pivot guns. The journal is dated 1862.

The U.S.S. Adirondack was a screw sloop launched on February 22, 1862 at the New York Naval Shipyard (more commonly known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard) and commissioned later in the year under the command of G. Gansevoort. The Adirondack joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron as part of the Union cause in the American Civil War in July 1862. During July and August the ship cruised near the Bahamas in search of Confederate vessels. On August 22, 1862, the Adirondack ran aground on Little Bahama Bank, Abaco, Man of War Cay, Bahama Islands. Her crew was rescued but all salvage attempts failed to rescue the ship.

Names:

• Champion, John C.
• Adirondack (Screw Sloop)
• New York Naval Shipyard

Places:

• Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865 — Naval operations

Subjects:

• Sailors
• Ships
• Sloops

Types of material:

• Journals (accounts)

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