Papers, 1762-1913.

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Papers, 1762-1913.

Professional correspondence, 1910-1913, some relating to his association with the New York State Historical Association; lectures and addresses as New York State historian, 1911-1916; research notes and typescript articles on New York history; and historical materials he collected, including reports of the trustees of School District No. 2, Queensbury, 1815-1855; assessment rolls, 1809-1822, and highway records, 1817-1818, Town of Queensbury; and commissions, deeds, and property inventories of the Robards (Roberts) family, 1762-1813. Also includes research notes of Dr. A.W. Holden, 1844-1851.

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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 ...

Holden, James Austin

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Historian. From the description of Papers, 1762-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155469364 James A. Holden was the State Historian from 1911-1916. From the description of Papers, 1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487143 ...

Roberts family.

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New York (State). State Historian

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Holden, Austin Wells, 1819-1891.

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Queensbury (N.Y. : Town)

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