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Sharp, Martha Dickie, 1905-1999. Martha and Waitstill Sharp collection [electronic resource], 1905-2005.

Title: Martha and Waitstill Sharp collection [electronic resource], 1905-2005.

Contains originals and photocopies of reports, publications, interviews, obituaries, and photographs pertaining to the careers of Martha and Waitstill Sharp. Documents record the Sharps' early social work in Meadville, PA, and their humanitarian and rescue work in World War II Prague, Czechoslovakia; Marseille and Pau, France; and Lisbon, Portugal. Materials also document Martha Sharp's postwar campaign for Congress, activities in Israel, continuing work for the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia, family and personal life, and work with the Cogan Foundation and other charitable agencies. The collection includes Martha's unpublished book manuscript Church Mouse and materials related to the posthumous preparation of a documentary film on both Sharps. The Israel's National Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, named Martha and Waitstill Sharp Righteous Among the Nations.

ArchivalResource: 2 external hard drives (TIFF images). Master copies.26,006 images ; JPEG (23.0 GB). Duplicates copies.25, 719 images ; TIFF (1,05 TB). Duplicates copies.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/717567200 View

New York miscellaneous correspondence, 1760-1942.

Title: New York miscellaneous correspondence, 1760-1942.

Includes letters received by William Winslow Crammell (Albany, 1873-1919), Amos Eaton (professor at Rensselaer Institute, Troy, 1819-1844), Leonard Gansevoort (Albany, 1780-1788), Johannes Hardenbergh (Rosendale, 1760-1785), David Murray (Albany Academy and Troy, 1858-1879), Alfred Neumeyer (New York City, 1942), Baron Jean-Guillaume Hyde de Neuville (New York City, 1809-1822), Charles Stebbins (Cazenovia, 1846-1851), and Eilardus Westerlo (Albany, 1784, 1794); and letters (1840-1870) by Martin Luther Schenck (1817-1873).

ArchivalResource: 56 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28412060 View

Century Company records

Title: Century Company records

The Century Company published the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was widely regarded as the best general periodical of its time, performing a role as cultural arbiter during the 1880s and 1890s. It was founded in New York City in 1881 and also published the children's magazine St. Nicholas, dictionaries, and books. The Century Company records date from 1870 to the 1930s and chiefly contain correspondence with contributors, readers, public figures, and literary agents. A number of manuscripts and proofs in the collection are extensively edited and taken with annotations on letters provide a detailed record of the outlook, standards, and functions of the company.

ArchivalResource: 60.4 linear feet; 151 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/504 View