New York County (N.Y.)
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Almshouse ledgers collection
Collection REC-0008
Abstract:
The records of the Almshouse Ledger Collection represent the activities of the institutions under the purview of various city departments on Blackwell’s Island. Records in this collection date from 1758 to 1952, with the bulk of the records falling between 1832 and 1925. This collection represents a comprehensive, yet incomplete collection of materials produced by each department overseeing the Almshouses and their related entities. These records document the social service, cultural, medical...
Dates:
1758-1952
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Bernhard Goetz closed case files
Collection REC-0073
Abstract:
On December 22, 1984, Bernhard H. Goetz shot and wounded four men in a New York City subway train as an alleged act of self-defense. The incident gained national attention and resulted in a controversial case that involved several appeals and motions. This collection contains the files from the New York County District Attorney’s office for the criminal case and various subsequent motions.
Dates:
1962-1991; bulk 1985-1987
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Burial transit registers (Bodies in Transit)
Collection REC-0052
Abstract:
This collection consists of bound volumes recording the transportation of bodies in, out and through Manhattan during 1859-1894. These records were maintained by various iterations of New York City’s Health Department to prevent and track disease and death in the city.
Dates:
1859-1894
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Carlo Tresca assassination closed case files
Collection REC-0067
Abstract:
Carlo Tresca, an early-20th century Italian-American newspaper editor, labor organizer, and vocal anti-fascist, was assassinated in New York City on January 11, 1943. This collection contains the New York County District Attorney’s investigation files into his assassination.
Dates:
1943-1955; 1943-1950
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Early Mayors records
Collection REC-0002
Abstract:
This collection consists of an incomplete collection of materials produced by the Office of the Mayor of New York City between 1826 and 1897.
Dates:
1826-1897
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New York City historical vital records
Collection REC-0051
Abstract:
This collection consists of historical vital records created and/or maintained by the City of New York, and historical vital records created and/or maintained by municipalities that were once located within the boundaries of the present-day City of New York that were dissolved or annexed prior to January 1, 1898. These former towns were located in Kings, Queens, Richmond, and Westchester counties. Types of records in this collection are primarily birth, marriage, and death registers,...
Dates:
1760-1949; bulk 1847-1949
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New York County jury census
Collection REC-0055
Abstract:
This collection consists of bound volumes containing tally sheets of jury census returns for the city and county of New York. The tallies were taken to determine the eligibility of jurors and list persons and property by ward number for the years 1816, 1819, and 1821. Of particular demographic interest in these three censuses is the inclusion of women with identification by name, residence, age, and occupation or social status, during a time period when women were ineligible to serve as jurors.
Dates:
1816, 1819, 1821
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New York County Surrogate's Court estate inventories
Collection REC-0123
Abstract:
The collection consists of more than 11,000 estate inventories of individuals who died in New York County between 1786 and 1859. The collection was created by the Surrogate's Court, which was created by statute in 1787 and is responsible for the disposition of estate assets for each county in New York State. The collection consists primarily of concise descriptions and valuations of estate assets and debts, in the form of lists. The records, all of which are handwritten, were created by...
Dates:
1786-1859
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Office of the City Register Reindexing Department maps, tract reports, and farm histories
Collection REC-0046
Abstract:
The collection consists of materials assembled or created in an effort by the City Register's office between 1910 and 1918 to reindex more than 200 years of documents related to Manhattan real estate transactions, with the goal of making title searches more efficient. Included are property maps, deed and mortgage abstracts, and histories of colonial-era tracts and farms. Series-level inventories can be found in "External Documents" in each series.
Dates:
1875, 1913-1918; bulk 1916-1917
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Old Town records
Collection MSS-0004
Abstract:
Before the creation of Greater New York on January 1, 1898, the counties bordering New York County (which is coterminous with New York City)—Kings, Queens, Richmond, and Westchester Counties—were comprised of municipalities (villages, towns, cities), some of which date back to the early days of Dutch and English colonization of Lenapehoking (Lënapehòkink in Unami), the ancestral homeland of the Lenape. This collection includes records created and/or maintained by these municipalities before...
Dates:
circa 1630-1943; bulk 1656-1898
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Supreme Court index for insolvent assignments (bankruptcy proceedings) for 1754 to 1863
Collection ACC-1991-055
Dates:
1754-1863
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- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Office of the City Clerk (1)
- Carlo Tresca Memorial Committee (N.Y.) (1)
- Clark, Aaron, 1783 or 1784-1861 (1)
- Coman, Thomas, 1836-1909 (1)
- Cooper, Edward, 1824-1905 (1)
- Edson, Franklin, 1832-1904 (1)
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- Gilroy, Thomas F., 1840-1911 (1)
- Giovannitti, Arturo M., 1884-1959 (1)
- Goetz, Bernhard Hugo, 1947- (1)
- Grace, William Russell, 1832-1904 (1)
- Grant, Hugh J. (Hugh John), 1858-1910 (1)
- Gunther, C. Godfrey (Charles Godfrey), 1822-1885 (1)
- Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898 (1)
- Harper, James, 1795-1869 (1)
- Havemeyer, William Frederick, 1804-1874 (1)
- Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903 (1)
- Hoffman, John T. (John Thompson), 1828-1888 (1)
- Hone, Philip, 1780-1851 (1)
- Industrial Workers of the World (1)
- Kingsland, A. C. (Ambrose C.) (1)
- Lawrence, Cornelius V. W. (Cornelius Van Wyck), 1791-1861 (1)
- New York (Colony). Overseers of the Poor, House of Correction, Workhouse and Poorhouse (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Board of Health (1)
- New York (N.Y.). City Inspector's Office. Bureau of Records and Statistics (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Commissioners of the Almshouse and Bridewell (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Health. Bureau of Records and Vital Statistics (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Public Charities (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Public Charities and Correction (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Public Welfare (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Welfare (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Office of the City Register (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor (1)
- New York (N.Y.). The Almshouse Department (1)
- New York (State). Metropolitan Board of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics (1)
- New York (State). Supreme Court (First District) (1)
- New York (State). Surrogate's Court (New York County) (1)
- New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office (1)
- New York County (N.Y.). Register's Office (1)
- Opdyke, George, 1805-1880 (1)
- Paulding, William, Jr., 1770-1854 (1)
- St. Francis College (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) (1)
- Strong, William L. (William Lafayette), 1827-1900 (1)
- Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 (1)
- Tiemann, Daniel F. (Daniel Fawcett), 1805-1899 (1)
- Tresca, Carlo, 1879-1943 (1)
- Unknown (1)
- Vance, Samuel B. H., 1814-1890 (1)
- Westervelt, Jacob A. (Jacob Aaron), 1800-1879 (1)
- Wickham, William H., 1832-1893 (1)
- Wood, Fernando, 1812-1881 (1)
- Woodhull, Caleb S. (Caleb Smith), 1792-1866 (1)