Croton subject files, 1779-1988, 1899-1988 (bulk)

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Croton subject files, 1779-1988, 1899-1988 (bulk)

Croton subject files, 1779-1988, 1899-1988 (bulk)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155541518

Photographs, slides, postcards, clippings, typescript articles, research correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, directories, cemetery and census transcripts, programs, audio tapes of local history talks and interviews, and other materials pertaining to the history of Croton. Subjects include Harmon (a development which was later annexed to the village), the Revolutionary War, dancing school run by Elizabeth Duncan (sister of Isadora Duncan), Hudson River, Croton River, mills, bridges, streets and roads, village of Croton-on-Hudson, Town of Cortlandt, Van Cortlandt manor, Indians, Croton Point, houses, families, Croton's golden jubilee in 1948, businesses, industry, the Croton Free Library, fire department, organizations, churches, police, recreation, post office, banks, doctors, and veterans. Also, correspondence and reports of village historians Mary Marrin, Marian Graves, and Jane Northshield. Organizational records include minutes and records from flower shows of the Croton Garden Club, 1926-1952; minutes and membership records of the Kitchawan Tribe, Independent Order of Red Men (I.O.R.M.), 1894-1941; and minutes and membership records of the Harmon Community Club, 1924-1943, a women's civic club.

35 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory