Unpublished lists and monographs submitted to the state historian, [ca. 1911-1928]

New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History.

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All of these projects primarily were efforts to document historic sites in New York. They included a Federally sponsored historic sites survey (ca. 1936-1939); preliminary work on the Historical Album of New York State (1941-1942) - a cooperative project between the Works Progress Administration's New York Writer's Project and the Division of Archives and History; and a resurvey of historic sites conducted by the Division (ca. 1947-1949). From the description of Photographs of histor...

New York (State). Education Dept.

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New York State's education system has antecedents in both English and Dutch colonial education. The Dutch, concerned with providing widespread general education, established tax-supported common schools under church and state control in most of New Netherland's communities. Under the English, who established a system of private or church-supported academies, emphasis was placed on advanced education of the elite and the common school system of the Dutch all but disappeared. In 1754 ...

Clinton, George, 1739-1812

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George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A prominent Democratic-Republican, Clinton served as the fourth vice president of the United States from 1805 until his death in 1812. He also served as governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and from 1801 to 1804. Along with John C. Calhoun, he is one of two vice presidents to hold office under two presidents. Clinton served in the French and Ind...

Johnson, William, 1715-1774

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British official in America. From the description of Receipt signed to an autograph letter signed (signature obliterated) dated Schonectady [sic] 24 December, 1764 : [n.p.], 1764 Dec. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270496465 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Johnson Hall, to an unidentified correspondent, 1769 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487684 Sir William Johnson was a wealthy land owner and trader, controlling most of the lands in...

University of the State of New York

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Van Buren, Augustus H.

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New York (State). Division of History

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Holden, James Austin

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Historian. From the description of Papers, 1762-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155469364 James A. Holden was the State Historian from 1911-1916. From the description of Papers, 1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487143 ...

Day, Richard Edwin, 1852-

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Journalist and member of the staff of the State Regents' Office and State Historian's Office. From the description of Historical articles, 1896-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629240 Richard Edwin Day (1852-1936) was an American author and poet. Born in Granby, New York, he received his B.A., M.A., and D. Litt. degrees from Syracuse University. He became assistant editor of the Northern Christian Advocate in 1879, and from 1880 to 1899 was associate editor of the Syr...

Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933

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Artist and illustrator; author of romance fiction and military articles and sketches. From the description of An International Affair, undated. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 30676537 Popular New York romance and historical fiction writer; most productive period between 1890 and 1930. From the description of Papers, 1885-1933, 1890-1930 (bulk) (Colgate University). WorldCat record id: 31626943 Novelist and artist. From the descr...

Ellsworth, Wolcott w.

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