New York State Historical Association records, 1909-1915 (bulk 1909-1910)

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New York State Historical Association records, 1909-1915 (bulk 1909-1910)

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These records of the New York State Historical Association are dated January 4, 1909-May 16, 1910; the bulk of the records are dated after November 1, 1909. They consist mainly of the correspondence of James A. Holden and Frederick B. Richards concerning membership, financial matters, library issues, exchanges of publications with other historical societies, and solicitation of books and papers by the Association. Some correspondence involves lobbying New York State legislators for action on bills of special interest to the Association, particularly regarding the management of the State Battle Ground Park in Lake George.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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New York State Historical Association (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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The New York State Historical Association was founded in 1899 by New Yorkers who were interested in promoting greater knowledge of the early history of the state. They hoped to encourage original research, to educate general audiences by means of lectures and publications, to mark places of historic interest with tablets or signs, and to start a library and museum to hold manuscripts, paintings, and objects associated with the history of the state. It was an ambitious undertaking proposed by ...

Richards, Frederick B.

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William Little Lee (1821-1857) of Sandy Hill and Charles Reed Bishop (1822-1915) of Glens Falls traveled to Hawaii in 1846 and settled there. A lawyer by training, Lee became an advisor to the King of Hawaii and a judge. Lee died in Honolulu in 1857. Bishop served as Collector General of Customs for Hawaii and later helped found a bank in Honolulu. He married Princess Bernice Pauahi Paki in 1850. Following her death in 1884 Bishop became a founding Trustee of the Kamehameha Schools ...

Holden, James A. 1861-1918.

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