Authors' manuscripts collection, [ca. 1910-1960]

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Authors' manuscripts collection, [ca. 1910-1960]

Manuscripts of authors about various aspects of New York City history. Authors include Caroline King Duer, Felix Riesenberg, and Jacob Riis.

.4 cubic ft.

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Duer, Caroline, 1865-1956

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Caroline King Duer was born in New York City and educated at Bishop Doane's School in Albany, N.Y. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Wilson (Meads) Duer and James Gore King. Alice Duer Miller was her sister. Caroline Duer Miller was an author of short stories, poems, plays and essays. With Alice Duer Miller, she co-authored a "Book of Verses" which ran through two editions. During World War I, she traveled to France in 1915, where she volunteered with the hospital at Ris Oragis, a village betwee...

Riesenberg, Felix, 1879-1939

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Felix Riesenberg (1879-1939) was a civil engineer and author of various technical and historical works and novels. His son, Felix Riesenberg, Jr. (1913-1965) was a newspaper editor, reviewer, and historian who wrote books on California and teen-age adventure stories. From the description of Papers of Felix Riesenberg, 1939-1960. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122584751 ...

Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914

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Journalist, author, and humanitarian. From the description of Jacob A. Riis papers, 1870-1990 (bulk 1887-1913). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060723 Reformer, journalist, author. From the description of Papers of Jacob A. Riis [manuscript], 1899-1914. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814455 Jacob A. Riis, journalist and social reformer, was born in Denmark and moved to the United States at 21. He became a reporter for the New York trib...

Museum of the city of New York

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The Works Progress Administration sponsored seven photographers for the Federal Art Project for specific projects in New York City. From the description of Works Progress Administration photographic negative collection, 1937-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155487078 Incorporated in 1923 to collect objects which illustrate the growth and progress of New York City and to educate the public about the city's history. From the description of Records, 1927-1985. (...