Research files, 1838-1982, 1968-1982 (bulk).

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Research files, 1838-1982, 1968-1982 (bulk).

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Field notes and grid maps from site mapping during 1968-1970 archaeological excavation of Weeksville site. Research notes about identification of James Weeks; Weeksville and other areas of New York City, including land records; and reproductions of maps of Brooklyn emphasizing Bedford-Stuyvesant, 1838-1965. Photographs of Weeksville homes on Hunterfly Road before renovation; exhibits of artifacts excavated; and individuals, politicians, and other officials associated with excavation, 1970's. Also correspondence and news clippings concerning individuals associated with excavation and research of Weeksville, 1970-1981; and correspondence regarding oral history project and notes on methodology and names of people contacted, 1971-1973. Research proposals and progress reports for social historical analysis combined with archaeological investigations of Weeksville, 1980-1982; bibliographies useful to research about blacks in Brooklyn; photocopies of news clippings, 1860-1906; and articles about neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant.

7.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6872912

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Weeks, James Eyre

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Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History

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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...