Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note
: Currently a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.
Originally the Town of Flatbush (1652-1894, annexed to the City of Brooklyn). Founded by Dutch colonists who named the area "Midwout" ("Middle Woods").
Mayor David N. Dinkins records
Collection REC-0037
Abstract:
The 106th Mayor of New York City, David N. Dinkins, was sworn-in to office on January 1, 1990, becoming the first Black person in the city’s history to hold the position. This collection primarily contains the material generated by the daily workings of the Office of the Mayor during the years of his administration, 1990-1993.
Dates:
1948-1998; bulk 1990-1993
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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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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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