Somers Historical Society

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Collecting area: History of circuses and Somers, N.Y.

Somers, N.Y. is considered the birthplace of the American circus.

From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155536465

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Somers Historical Society. Map collection, 1777-1978. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Somers Historical Society. Local history document collection, 1776-1970. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Somers Historical Society. Photograph collection, [ca. 1860]-1978. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Somers Historical Society. Circus document collection, 1816-1966. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Somers Historical Society. Repository description. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Barnum, P. T. 1810-1891. person
associatedWith Elephant Hotel (Somers, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Farmers and Drovers National Bank (Somers, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Muscoot Lake Inn (Somers, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith P. T Barnum (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith White, Ebenezer. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Westchester County (N.Y.)
Maine
Virginia
Massachusetts
Alabama
Somers (N.Y. : Town)
New York (State)--Westchester County
New York (State)--Lincolndale
Somers (N.Y. : Town)
United States
New York (State)
Ohio
Louisiana
Somers (N.Y. : Town)
Mississippi
New York (N.Y.)
New York (State)--Somers
New York (State)--Somers
Subject
Banks and banking
Bridges
Circus
Circus animals
Dwellings
Elephants
Families
Hotels, taverns, etc.
Indians of North America
Physicians
Postal service
Real property
Railroads
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1777

Active 1978

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