The Center for Brooklyn History was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888) as the Long Island Historical Society, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston. In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS).
In 2020, the BHS made an agreement to merge with the Brooklyn Public Library. As of October 2020, the organization is now part of Brooklyn Public Library and is known as the Center for Brooklyn History.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Recipe book, [ca.1800-1820] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Graphics and ephemera collection, 1864-1937, 1897-1937 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Accounts, 1898-1902. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Glass plate negative collection, [ca.1884-1896] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Oversized photograph collection, [ca.1860-1970] [ca.1880-1920] (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Oral history collection, 1974-1978. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Levison, Wallace Goold, 1846-1924. Manuscript and notes for a history of the Brooklyn Institute, 1894-1922, 1919. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| creatorOf | Maps and atlases, 1682-1975, 1800-1900 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Daguerreotype collection, [ca. 1856-1878]. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Parks collection, 1858-1961. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Photograph scrapbook collection, 1902-1967. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Albany documents, 1720-1811. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Slavery collection, 1800-1870. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Scrapbook collection, [ca. 1850-1950] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Stereograph collection, [ca. 1868-1874] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1849-1936. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Documents collection, [ca. 1600-1950] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Broadside collection, 1753-[ca.1915], 1850-1870 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Nineteenth century photograph collection, 1865-[ca. 1899] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Repository description. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Postcard collection, [ca. 1893]-1971, 1905-1945 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Portraits photograph collection, [ca. 1904-1974] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Tintype collection, n.d. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Highways and parkways collection, 1896-1968, 1938-1968 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Account book collection, [ca. 1707-1902] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Miscellaneous legal documents collection, [ca. 1683-1930] | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Photographic negatives collection, [ca.1878]-1985, [ca.1900-1950] (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Certificate collection, 1811-1962. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Modern slide collection, [ca. 1960]-1985. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Prohibition collection, 1893-1938. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Theatre collection, 1733-1940. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Adams, John, 1735-1826. | person |
| associatedWith | Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. | person |
| associatedWith | American Theatre (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. | person |
| associatedWith | Baker, Bertram. | person |
| associatedWith | Barnum, P. T. 1810-1891. | person |
| associatedWith | Beeckman, Johannis, Jr. | person |
| associatedWith | Bergen family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bowery Theatre (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896. | person |
| associatedWith | Brainerd, George B. | person |
| associatedWith | Broadway Theatre (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Fair, 1864. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Navy Yard. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bryan, David. | person |
| associatedWith | Courtenay, H. L. | person |
| associatedWith | Cuyler, Jacob. | person |
| associatedWith | Cuyler, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Cuyler, Lydia. | person |
| associatedWith | Ditmas family. | family |
| associatedWith | Ford family. | family |
| associatedWith | Foster, Elton. | person |
| associatedWith | Franklin Theatre (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Frost family. | family |
| associatedWith | Geological Survey (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Grace Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Grolnick, Simon. | person |
| associatedWith | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. | person |
| associatedWith | Korten, Henry C. | person |
| associatedWith | Krange, Frederick. | person |
| associatedWith | Langstaff, B. Meredith. | person |
| associatedWith | Lansbery, Charles. | person |
| associatedWith | Laura Keen's Theatre (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Levison, Wallace Goold, 1846-1924. | person |
| associatedWith | Lewis, Elias, Jr. | person |
| associatedWith | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Livingston family. | family |
| associatedWith | Longmire family. | family |
| associatedWith | Lush, Stephen. | person |
| associatedWith | Martense, Adrian V. 1852-1898. | person |
| associatedWith | Mattys, Johan N. | person |
| associatedWith | McDonald, Sidney. | person |
| associatedWith | McKay, Statin, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Miller, Jacob. | person |
| associatedWith | Mitchell's Olympic (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Montauk Theatre. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Moorehouse, Peter. | person |
| associatedWith | New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Niblo's Garden (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Packer Collegiate Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Payton's Lee Avenue Theatre (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Platt, Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Prohibition Party (Kings County, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ramus family. | family |
| associatedWith | Schuyler, John, Jr. | person |
| associatedWith | Schuyler, Peter. | person |
| associatedWith | Seelye, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Society of Old Brooklynites. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stringer, Samuel. | person |
| associatedWith | Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672. | person |
| associatedWith | Ten Eyck, Abraham. | person |
| associatedWith | Toedteberg family. | family |
| associatedWith | Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Washington, George, 1732-1799. | person |
| associatedWith | Wendt, Claire. | person |
| associatedWith | Wills, Louis C. | person |
| associatedWith | World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wortis, Helen. | person |
| associatedWith | Yates, Christian. | person |
| associatedWith | Young, A. R. | person |
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| United States | |||
| Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Wollman Memorial Park (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Great Britain | |||
| Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New York (N.Y.) | |||
| Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| United States | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Fire Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New England | |||
| Saratoga (N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Shelter Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Europe | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Washington (D.C.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| National Prohibition Park (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New York (N.Y.) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Albany (N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn Historical Society | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| United States | |||
| Flushing Meadow Park (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State)--New York | |||
| Nassau County (N.Y.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| New York (N.Y.) | |||
| Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Minnesota | |||
| Bronx (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Chicago (Ill.) | |||
| Brooklyn Historical Society | |||
| New York (N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Fort Totten (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Suffolk County (N.Y.) | |||
| New York (N.Y.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| United States | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn Navy Yard | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| Mammoth Cave National Park (Ky.) | |||
| Queens (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| New York (N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| United States | |||
| Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Queens Botanical Gardens (New York, N.Y) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Long Island (N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State) |
| Subject |
|---|
| Slavery |
| United States |
| Advertising |
| African Americans |
| American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 |
| Antislavery movements |
| Belt Parkway (New York, N.Y.) |
| Bridges |
| Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (New York, N.Y.) |
| Brooklyn Queens Expressway (New York, N.Y.) |
| Cartography |
| Civil rights movement |
| Commerce |
| Compromise of 1850 |
| Cooking |
| Decedents' estates |
| Fairs |
| Fiction |
| Freedmen |
| Genealogy |
| Highway law |
| Holidays |
| Indians of North America |
| Jones Beach State Parkway (N.Y.) |
| Kansas |
| Public libraries |
| Mayor |
| Naturalization |
| Nautical charts |
| Parks |
| Photography of animals |
| Politics, Practical |
| Prohibition |
| Real property |
| Richmond Parkway (New York, N.Y.) |
| Roads |
| Shore Road (New York, N.Y.) |
| Slaves |
| Slave trade |
| Statistical maps |
| Topographic maps |
| Transportation |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Women |
| World maps |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Documenting local history |
| Managing archives |
| Title | Relation Count |
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Corporate Body
Active 1904
Active 1974
Americans
English,
French,
Spanish; Castilian,
German,
Portuguese,
Dutch; Flemish
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