Street, Alfred Billings, 1811?-1881

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Dates:
Birth 1811-12-18
Death 1881-06-02

Biographical notes:

Lawyer, poet and librarian. Street is the author of a number of poetic and prose works. He served as New York State Librarian from 1848 to 1862.

From the description of Papers, 1830-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122573514

American lawyer, poet, and librarian.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1851 May 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574434

Street, born in poughkeepsie, N.Y. in ca. 1811, was a lawyer, librarian, poet, and author. He was admitted to the New York bar. He published poems, A winter scene and A day in March, in the New York Evening Post. He was an editor of the literary magazine. Northern Light, in Albany, N.Y. from 1843 to 1844. He was director of the New York State Library from 1848 to 1862 and was law librarian until 1868. He died in Albany in 1881.

From the description of Correspondence, 1840-1877. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237352960

Lawyer, poet, and librarian.

From the description of Alfred Billings Street papers, 1818-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981934

Poet; resident of Albany (N.Y.).

From the description of The Manor House : holograph, 1850. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775491

Lawyer, poet, historian, and librarian of the New York State Library.

From the description of The Indian girl, or, The dawn of Christianity by Palmer, [not after 1867] / by Alfred B. Street. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40342411

Lawyer, poet, historian, and librarian of the New York State Library.

Street was the author of numerous works, including "The Indian Pass," which was published in 1869 by Hurd and Houghton.

From the description of Letter : Albany, [N.Y.], to Col. E.S. Parker, 1838 [i.e. 1868?] Sept. 3. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40308642

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Subjects:

  • Booksellers and bookselling
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Authors, American
  • Poets, American
  • Authors and publishers
  • Genealogy
  • Names, Geographical
  • Indians of North America
  • Lawyers
  • Manuscripts, American
  • Names, Indian
  • Poetry

Occupations:

  • Lawyers
  • Librarians
  • Poets

Places:

  • Rensselaerswyck (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Albany (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains (as recorded)
  • Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)