New York Genealogical and Biographical Society miscellany, 1869-1880.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

American Geographical Society of New York

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The American Geographical Society, also known as the AGS, is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. It was founded by a group of New Yorkers, among them philanthropists, historians, publishers and editors. They included George Folsom, Henry Grinnell, Henry Varnum Poor, Hiram Barney, Alexander Isaac Cotheal, Henry Evelyn Pierrepont, S. De Witt Bloodgood, John Romeyn Brodhead, Joshua Leavitt and Archibald Russell....

International Convention for the Amendment of English Orthography.

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New England Historic Genealogical Society

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New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

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The International Genealogical Index for North America is produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Genealogical Dept., Salt Lake City. From the description of Microfiche collection, [ca. 1630]-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83729942 ...

Lenox, James, 1800-1880

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American bibliophile and philanthropist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newport, to George H. Moore, 1878 July 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596824 James Lenox (1800-1880) was an American philanthropist and book collector. In collaboration with Henry Stevens (1819-1886), an American book purchasing agent based in London, Lenox developed a fine collection of rare books, particularly Americana and early Bibles. His collection...

Record Club.

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American institute of the City of New York

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The American Institute of the City of New York, also known as the American Institute of the City of New York for the Encouragement of Science and Invention, was an association of inventors which organized exhibitions, lecture series and radio broadcasts to inform the public about new technologies and served as a locus for inventors' professional activities. It was chartered in 1829 and merged with the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) in the 1980s. From the description of American ...

Gautier, John Stagg.

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Torrey Botanical Club.

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The Torrey Botanical Club was organized by John Torrey in 1866 for the purpose of promoting botany. It was incorporated in 1871. From the description of Records, 1865-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155462240 ...

Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909

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Henry Reed Stiles (1832-1909) was a physician who authored a number of historical and genealogical works in the second half of the nineteenth and into the early twentieth centuries, including the 3 volume A History of the City of Brooklyn (1867-1870). Though his medical career took him to places as disparate as Dundee, Scotland and Woodbridge, New Jersey, Stiles lived most of his life in New York City and in Brooklyn. He was a founder of the Long Island Historical Society (now the Brooklyn Histo...

Holton, David-Parsons, 1812?-1883

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David-Parsons Holton, M.D., was a founding member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. His wife, Frances K. Holton, was the first female member of the Society. From the guide to the Robbins family genealogical research papers, 1880-1956, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) David-Parsons Holton, M.D., was a founding member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. His wife, Frances K. Holton, was the first female me...

Purple, Samuel S. (Samuel Smith), 1822-1900

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Samuel Smith Purple was a physician with an interest in genealogy and medical libraries. He was elected president of the New York Academy of Medicine in 1875. From the description of Samuel Smith Purple collection, 1865-1882. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 727025434 ...