Garden City data collection, 1863-1989.

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Garden City data collection, 1863-1989.

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Clippings, research papers, historical notes, brochures, booklets, research correspondence, programs, newsletters, local publications, maps, reports, timetables, architectural drawings, and other items pertaining to the history of Garden City. Subjects include aviation, churches, clubs, commercial life, government, Garden City, 1869-1900, Garden City Hotel, Motor Parkway of Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup Races, public buildings, public works, schools, and wars. Collection also includes blueprints from the New York Power Authority of power lines as they pass through Garden City, 1989; and a manuscript statement by Pierre Morand recalling Alexander T. Stewart with a sketch of Stewart, 1891.

16 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881291

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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