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Records, 1834-1839.

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Records, 1834-1839. The Institute was founded in 1834 under the name New York City Lyceum, and was incorporated under the name Stuyvesant Institute in 1836. Its officers included John Jacob Astor, Samuel Ward, Robert G. Rankin, Russell H. Nevins, Samuel B. Ruggles, and Stephen Allen. The records include material relating to the Institute's foundation in 1834, its issuing of stock to fund the construction of its building on Broadway, and general business. They include minutes, letters, reports, drafts, bills, receipts, etc., as well as printed ephemera, including copies of their constitution, tickets to lectures, and an appeal for stock subscriptions with a lithographed illustration of their building on Broadway. One group of receipts concerns the advertising expenses for the exhibition of George Catlin's Indian Gallery. There are several lists of the periodicals in their reading room. Some of the material concerns the New-York Lyceum, an unrelated institution founded in 1838.

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Catlin, George, 1796-1872

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George Catlin, artist and author, was known especially for his paintings of Indians. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he practiced law until his talent for painting led him to join a group of artists in Philadelphia in 1823. Catlin concentrated on portrait painting in Washington, D.C., until 1829, when he saw a delegation of visiting American Indians in Philadelphia. He then resolved to devote his life to preserving the appearance and character of the vanishing Indians and for forty-two yea...

Stuyvesant Institute

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New York City institution for the diffusion of useful knowledge. From the description of Records, 1834-1839. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775362 From the description of Records, 1834-1839. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775390 ...

Nevins, Russell H.

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Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848

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John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1808, and the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. In the spring of 1811 he established a post at Astoria on the Columbia River, but sold it to British interests in 1813. By 1817 Astor had gained control of all the Mississippi Valley posts of the Northwest and Southwest Companies. The Columbia Fur Company, one of Astor's major competitors, was absorbed in 1827. By 1834 Astor tired of the fur business and sold all of his interests. From t...

Allen, Stephen, 1767-1852

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Stephen Allen (1767-1852), assemblyman, senator, and mayor of New York City. From the description of Account book, 1839-1846. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58658647 Stephen Allen (1767-1852), assemblyman, senator, mayor of New York City. From the description of Diary and miscellaneous papers concerning New York water supply, 1830-1833, 1835-1847. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58658676 From the d...

Ward, Samuel, 1786-1839

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Julia Rush Cutler Ward (1796-1824), of Boston, an author of occasional poems, married Samuel Ward (1786-1839), a New York City banker and philanthropist, in 1812. They were the parents of seven children including Julia Ward Howe. From the guide to the Samuel Ward family papers, 1796-1857., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Samuel Ward was an American author. His daughter, Julia Ward Howe, was the author of the "Battle hymn of the Republic" and o...

New-York Lyceum

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New York City institution, founded 1838, for the provision of lectures, a library and reading room. From the description of Records, 1841-1845. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775381 ...

Rankin, Robert G.

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Ruggles, Samuel B. (Samuel Bulkley), 1800-1881

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Samuel Bulkley Ruggles (1800-1881) was a lawyer, public servant and real estate developer in New York City. He actively promoted public works such as the Croton Aqueduct system to bring water to New York City. As Canal Commissioner, 1839-1858, he worked to improve the Erie Canal system. He also served as a trustee of Columbia College and the Astor Library From the guide to the Samuel B. Ruggles papers, 1801-1881, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...