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Briggs-Greene Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2021.0014
Scope and Contents Collection comprises a selection of documents related to the life and work of Thomas Alcott Briggs as a captain of the Steamboat Silas O. Pierce and as a representative from Greene County in the New York State Assembly for a term following the Civil War. Materials included are papers related to the sale and registration of the Silas O. Pierce, as well as correspondence of constituents to Mr. Briggs during his time in the Assembly. Other materials relate to the Greene Family, long time owners of...

Bronck Manuscripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1939.0001
Scope and Contents The Bronck Family Manuscripts comprise roughly five cubic feet of material primarily on parchment and handmade paper. Contents include personal letters, business papers, and legal documents dating from the lifetime of Jan Bronck (1652-1742) to Leonard Bronk Lampman (1872-1939). Leonard Bronk Lampman was the final owner of the family's 1663 estate and its contents. The most intellectually unified series within the collection come from the lifetime of Judge Leonard Bronck (1751-1828) and his...

Canajoharie and Catskill Railway Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2019.0005
Scope and Contents Materials within the collection deal primarily with legal issues that plagued the last years of the Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad (C and C RR) and later concerned John T. Mann as receiver of the company when it ceased to exist. Of particular note are State legislative reports concerning the C and C, and several legal cases concerning the recovery of funds by stockholders with interest in the defunct railroad.

Catskill National Bank Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2022.0005
Scope and Contents Collection comprises a selection of loose documents and legal papers and the contents of one scrapbook related to the history of the Catskill National Bank at the corner of Main and Bridge Streets which later became Marine Midlands Bank.

Catskill Sports Scrapbooks of Orliff W. Heath

 Collection — Container: Scrapbook Shelves
Identifier: MSS 2021.0011
Scope and Contents This collection comprises several decades worth of news clippings, photographs, and promotional flyers for athletic programs and events in the Village of Catskill as compiled by Orliff Heath. The earliest materials relate to sports teams at Catskill High School in the early 1900s as well as the 16th Separate Company basketball team at the Catskill Armory, but the majority of clippings relate to Catskill High School's various varsity teams from the 1930s to the 1980s. Of particular note are...

Cauterskill School Memento Album

 Item — Box: LOB 54
Identifier: PA 2021.0001
Scope and Contents This album comprises three snapshot images and a class roster for the Cauterskill School located on Cauterskill Road in the Town of Catskill beneath the modern New York State Thruway Bridge on Kaaterskill Creek. The inscription in the cover reads "Presented to Fred Fiero by his teacher Clarence Powell, 1902-1903."

Cellar and Vineyard Papers of J. S. Casscles

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2020.0009
Scope and Contents This collection contains the records of the vineyard of J. Stephen Casscles including tasting notes for various wines produced from grape varieties on the vineyard. Of note is a manuscript for his book on vinticulture.

Cement District Maps

 Collection — Case: Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MSS 2022.0002
Scope and Contents The maps in this collection comrpise a selection of maps from various sources which detail the industrial landscape around the hamlets of Cementon/Smith's Landing and Alsen in the Town of Catskill during the first quarter of the 20th century. The first map in the collection gives a broad overview of the full scope of land ownership by cement companies in what is styled the "Catskill Cement District" by the mapmaker. Three cement plants are shown in the map along with related workers housing...

Charles W. Pierce Collection

 Collection — Box: LOB 1
Identifier: MSS 2020.0005
Scope and Contents This collection contains miscellaneous news clippings and two scrapbooks containing photocopies of the recollections of Charles Pierce, former employee at the Tick Tock Inn in West Coxsackie. Also included in the box is a Menu from the Tick Tock Inn [A separate gift of Frank Gerraine] as well as a selection of local postcards in a poly artifact sleeve.

Church and Religious Society Vital Record Resources

 Collection — Container: Genealogical Shelves Bay One
Identifier: MSS 2020.0002
Scope and Contents This artificial collection compiled by the staff of the Vedder Research Library describes published inventories of church records currently available on our shelves. The collection is broken down by county, and are almost exclusively protestant christian denominations. Records are primarily transcriptions of original vital statistics records composed using typewriters or word processors. Many volumes contain custom indexes, and some smaller volumes are bound in combination with...

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