The Society for the Preservation of Weeksville, 2000-2002.

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The Society for the Preservation of Weeksville, 2000-2002.

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This small collection of material on the original neighborhood of Weeksville is arranged in two series. The first one consists of some originals and /or photocopied materials on the community of Weeksville. There is correspondence about the houses on Hunterfly Road, the famlies who one lived in them, newspaper clippings describing Weeksville, calendars, by-laws, material about or by Joan Maynard, the executive director of the Society for the Preservation of Weeksville, some programs, photographs and brochures. The second series is comprised of memorabilia such as a baseball cap, a videocassette of a program on Weeksville dated May 22, 2003, as well as a blanket bearing the name Weeksville.

3 boxes (1.5. cu. ft.)

Brooklyn College

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Brooklyn College

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Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History

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Collecting area: History of the Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant areas of Brooklyn. Does not actively collect but will accept artifacts relating to the Weeksville area. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457326 Weeksville was a 19th century black community located in present day Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. It was named for James Weeks, a free black man who purchased land there in 1838. From the description of Rese...