Miscellaneous documents, 1853-1958.

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Miscellaneous documents, 1853-1958.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155457112

Documents primarily found in excavation of historic site of Black community in Weeksville section of Brooklyn. Items include constitution and bylaws of Abyssinian Benevolent Daughters of Esther Association of the City of New York, 1853; political and commercial handbills from the 19th century; announcement of minstral show benefit for Holy Rosary Church, 1915; program for event at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church from the late 1930's; cancelled checks, 1951-1958, and correspondence, 1954-1957, of former businesses and residents of the area; and stereo views of German, Russian, and allied armies during World War I.

1 looseleaf notebook (36 items)

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6872903

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Holy Rosary Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6284td1 (corporateBody)

Collecting area: History of the Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant areas of Brooklyn. Does not actively collect but will accept artifacts relating to the Weeksville area. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457326 Weeksville was a 19th century black community located in present day Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. It was named for James Weeks, a free black man who purchased land there in 1838. From the description of Rese...

Abyssinian Benevolent Daughters of Esther Association of City of New York.

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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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