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History and Purpose. - Founded in 1836 as the Select School Library, it became the Aldred Academy Library in 1843. With the incorporation of Alfred University in 1857, it became the Uni- versity Library. Its purpose is to serve the reference and re- search needs of students and faculty. It specializes in the col- lection of Seventh Day Baptist material and records relating to the history of Alfred Academy and University. No manuscripts are pur- chased, sold, or exchanged, but gifts and conditional deposits are welcomed. It is housed in a three-story, brick and stone, fire- proof building, erected in 1912, with inadequate space for its holdings.
Holdings
A. Alfrediana Collection, 1801-1940, 183 v. and 779 pieces, comprising:
1. University and Lyceum Library Records, including: report of meeting of the Lyceum's Joint Com- mittee on Consolidation of Libraries held May 10, 1887, recommending the consolidation of all libraries of University societies into the University Library, 1 v .; minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Consolidated Libraries of Alfred University, 1887-1901, to- gether with treasurer's report and citations of revenue, expenditures, price lists of books, and number of volumes in the library, 1 v .; accession books of Alfred University Library,
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Alfred - Alfred University Library
(10A2 - 10A4)
11 v. (2 v. undated; the others cover the years 1879-1921, 1925-31); record of periodi- cals and pamphlets in the Library, 1898-1910, 1 v .; Library accounts, 1901-8, 7 v .; records of Alfred University Reading Room, containing lists of members, borrowers, periodicals, and other data, 1874-76, 1833-95, 1898-1908, 6 v .; minutes of meetings of Reading Room Directors, 1886-97, 2 v .; register of visitors to the Centennial Exhibit in the University Library, 1936, 1 v., and list of articles exhibited; and librarian's reports, library notes, and other data.
2. Alfred University Records, including:
minutes of College and University Faculty meetings, 1886-1930, 9 v .; records of student registration, 1888-91, 2 v .; teacher's record of pupils, 1884, 1 v .; Professor E. P. LARKIN'S "History of Alfred University" (typewritten copy); copy of Alfred University Class Song of 1892, written by John R. FRYER; and record of subscriptions to the Memorial Hall Fund (un- dated).
3. Alfred Academy Records, 1837-46, consisting mainly of receipted bills for tuition of Maxson GREEN and Nancy WHITNIG, and receipts for wages of James R. IRISH and W. C. KENYON, teachers. 4. Records of Societies of Alfred and Alfred Univer- sity, including constitutions, minutos of moct- ings, and records of membership, finances, and activities of the following: Alfred Chapter of the Red Cross (1916-18, 1 v.), Alfredian Lyceum (1867-1936, 10 v. and 2 items), Alleghanian Lyceum (1852-1919, 13 v. and 6 pieces), Allen' Civic Club of Alfred (1908-35, 4 v.), Alpha Kappa Tau (1907-13, 1 v.), Amandina Club of Alfred, N. Y. (1894-1921, 10 v.), Athenaean Lyceum of Alfred University (1859-1918, 6 v. and 12 pieces), Didskalian Association of Alfred Academy and Teachers Seminary (1848, 1 v.), Forceythe Willson Club of Alfred (1909-25, 2 v.), Gymanium Association of Alfred University (1856-68, 1874-78, 2 v.), Ladies Home Society of Alfred (1847-58, 1 v.), Ladies Library Soci- ety of Alfred Center, N. Y. (1857-60, 1 v.), Ladies Literary Society of Alfred University (1853-67, 2 v.), Ministers Club of Hornellsville and Vicinity (1900-1934, 6 v. and l piece), Orophilian Lyceum (1850-1917, 9 v.), Science and Art Club of Alfred University (1874-78, 2 v.), University Club of Alfred (1903-6, 2 v.), Wom- en's Christian Temperance Union of Alfred, N. Y.
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Alfred - Alfred University Library
(10A5 - 1047)
(1882-90, 1892-1905, 2 v. and 2 pieces), and Women's Republican Association of Alfred Center (1892-95, 1 v.).
5. Addresses, Lectures, and Sermons, including: 378 sermons and addresses by Dr. Boothe Cole- well DAVIS, President of Alfred University, 1895-1933; 18 addresses of Dr. J. Nelson NORWOOD, 1932-41; sermons of Rev. Thomas BROWN (1 packet, n. d.); sermons preached at the funerals of Melissa B. KENYON (1863) and Rev. L. C. ROGERS (1900); John R. IRISH'S address before the Alfred Total Abstinence Society, Jan. 1, 1838; and other papers.
6. Miscellaneous Student and Faculty papers, in- cluding:
"The Literary Star, " Oct. 27, 1855, and "The Radiator and Review, " May 19, 1860, Sept. 22, 1860 - May 11, 1861, early student literary journals; Adelbert BROWN'S notes on teaching, 1868, 1 v .; autograph albums of Sarah M. MAX- SON (1876), Wardner C. TITSWORTH (1864), Wil- liam R. and K. T, POTTER (1862), Helen N. JACOBS (1862), George E. TOMLINSON (1867), and others; biographical sketches of Professor D. D. PICKETT, Milton VAUGHAN, Melissa B. WARD, Poter B. MCLENNAR, Dr. Daniel LEWIS, Chauncey Lewis ALLEN, and others; memoirs of Mrs. Mary A. Sheldon POWELL, and of Boothe Colowell DAVIS and Estelle Hoffman DAVIS, his wife; diplomas; miscellaneous papers of Prof. Edward M. TOMLIN- SON, Prof. H. C. COON, A. H. LEWIS, and Thomas B. STILLMAN; genealogical data on the STILLMAN, POTTER, MAXSON, TOMLINSON, SAUNDERS, LAMPHEAR, and other families; and notes, lectures, class records, essays, poems, correspondence, and other data.
7. Miscellaneous materials, including:
Minute Book of annual Town Board meetings, town of Alfred, 1842-93, 1 v .; military rolls of the towns of Alfred and Andover, 1851; Ad- jutant's Minutes of B. F. Maxson Post No, 428, G. A. R., 1883-94, 1 v .; Civil War Roll of Honor, citing names of soldiers, rank, regi- mont, record of service and discharge, and biographical data; lottors (9) of John KIRK- PATRICK, in Union service, 1861-64, discussing military operations; letters of John G. WHITTIER (2), Henry W. LONGFELLOW (1), and Carl SANDBURG (1); Hotel Register, Alfred, 1909-22, 1 v .; and other papers.
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Alfred - Alfred University Library
(10B1 - 10B10)
B. Seventh Day Baptist Denomination Collection, 1746- 1932, 23 v. and 5 picces, including: 1. Church Letters to the Seventh Day Baptist Gon- eral Conference and other Papers, 1746-1835, 1 v., comprising letters and papers copied in 1902 from the originals in the library of the Alfred Theological Seminary. Included are 95 letters to the Yearly Meeting and Conference, petitions and remonstrances (7), Confessions of Faith (3), and miscellaneous papers (8). Another volume entitled Church Letters to Con- ferences contains confession of faith, minutos of various church meetings, and records of Sabbath Day Baptist Conferences.
2. Church Book, 1812-39, 1 v., containing a record of the rise of the Solaterian Church in Alfred, with Articles of Faith, Articles in Covenant, Church constitution and bylaws, Prudential Rules, record of membership, and minutes of meetings.
3. Records of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred, N. Y ., 1839-1914, 3 v., comprising constitution and bylaws, membership rolls, and minutes of meetings.
4. Minute Book of Trustees of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church in Alfred, 1881-1903, 1 v. 5. Secretary's Book of the Ladies Aid Society of the First Alfred Church, 1905-14, 1 v., com- prising minutes of meetings and financial ac- counts.
6. Minutes of meetings of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Independence, N. Y., 1878-1925, 1 v. 7. Record Book of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Los Angeles, Cal., 1910, 1 v., citing constitution, bylaws, charter members and of- ficers, and copy of invitation sent out to all nearby residents to join the new church.
8. Secretary's Record Book of Leonardsville Bible Class, 1869, 1 v., comprising membership list, record of studies, and minutes.
9. Minutes of the Young People's Society of Chris- tian Endeavor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Alfred, 1885-1907, 1 v .; also Secretary's Book (n. d.) and Consecration Rule Book (n. d.). 10. Record Book of the Western Association, 1836-45, 1 v., comprising minutes of the anniversary meetings of the Seventh Day Baptists; also Minutos of the Semi-Annual Meetings of the Western Association, 1907-17, 1 v., and Minute Book of the Seventh Day Baptist Western Associ- ation convened with the Independence Church, 1904-27, 1 v.
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Alfred ~ Allen Steinheim Museum
(10B11 - 11)
11. Record Book of the Seventh Day Baptist General Education Society of Alfred University, 1835, 1 v., containing constitution, list of mom- bors, officers, and directors, reports of aux- iliary societies, and constitutional amond- monts.
12. Miscellaneous materials, including; "The Sabba- tarians in Transylvania, Their History, Litor- ature, and Doctrines, With Special Reference to the Life and Writings of Chancellor Simon PECHI: A Contribution to the History of Reli- gion and Civilization During the Last Three Centuries, " by Dr. Samuel KAH, Budapest, 1894, 1 v., translated from the German edition by Rev. William C. DALAND, of Leonardsville, N. Y., and Frederick E. SLEIGHT, of Mt. Kisco, N. Y .; "A Young People's History of the Seventh Day Baptist Denomination, " by Everett T. HARRIS, 1931, 1 v .; temperance pledge of Alfred Center Seventh Day Baptist Sabbath School, Nov. 1869; Civil War Honor Rolls, 2 v., containing names of soldiers, records of service and discharge, and biographical sketches; F. L. PALMER'S "Lang- worthy Genealogy, Seventh Day Baptist Denom- inational Case, " 1932, 1 v. (containing data on Andrew LANGWORTHY, his descendants, and asso- ciated families), and "Seventh Day Baptist Denom- inational Case, Palmer Genealogy, " 1932, 1 v. (containing data on Robert Deniko PALMER and some of his descendants); book of poetry written by William BLISS (n. d. ); and other data.
There are 206 volumes and 784 pieces, all of which are ar- ranged by subject and some 50 percent of which are catalogued by accessions. Materials are available to research upon application to the librarian. Photostat and copy service at standard rates.
11. ALFRED. ~ ALLEN STEINHEIM MUSEUM. Custodian, Flora Stillman Grovos. Hours: 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Thursday and Sunday.
History and Purpose. - Founded by Professor Allen in 1897. It specializes in the field of natural science and has no policy regarding the purchase, sale, or exchange of manuscripts; but gifts and conditional deposits are welcomed. It is housed in three adjacent, brick, nonfireproof structures, ono to three sto- ries, erected in 1876. Space is limited.
(11A - 12)
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Allegany - St. Bonaventure College Friedsam Memorial Library
Holdings
A. Records of the Steinheim Museum, 1896 -- , 3 v., comprising catalogues and accession books for the archeological, anthropological, and other collections.
B. Early Maps of Western New York, 4 items, including: map of the MORRIS Purchase by Joseph and B. ELLICOTT, 1804; map of the Town of Aifred, giv- ing acreages of different tracts (undated) ; map showing the relative situation of a tract of land belonging to J. B. CHURCH, Esq., made by Peter MAVERICK, July 1, 1803; and early map showing the position of the Genesee Country, including Ontario and Steuben counties, as laid out in townships of 6 miles square. C. Papers of Capt. William R. PRENTICE, 1862-68, comprising account book (1852, 25 pr. ), teach- ing notes in mathematics (1862), letters (2) from Dr. Samuel A. MUDD and Horace GREELEY (1865, 186%), and military telegram from General Philip H. SHERIDAN (Aug, 20, 1865).
D. Miscellaneous materials, including: certificates of membership in the Orophilian Lyceum at Alfred issued to J. ALLEN (May 23, 1851) and Miles W. HAWLEY (Feb. 1, 1853); J. MARVIN'S "Reminiscences of Oiden days in Alfred, " addressed to President J. J. ALLEN in 1886; J. J. ALLEN'S "The Noachian Deluge, " a dissertation on man in the light of tradition and in the light of science (1874, 25 pp. ); Hymn Book (in German) belonging to William M. FAHNESTOCK, of Ephrata, Pa .; letters (5) from Daniel MAXSON to Artemisca MAXSON, of Leonards- ville, N. Y., relating to personal affairs (1851- 55); and sundry receipts, bills, correspondence, and other data.
There are six volumes and 33 pieces, entirely arranged (by subject ) but uncatalogued. Materials may be consulted upon ap- plication to the custodian. Photostat service at standard ratos.
12. ALLEGANY. - ST. BONAVENTURE COLLEGE, FRIEDSAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY. Librarian, Rov. Irenacus Herschor. Hours: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. ~ 12 m., and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m. - 12 m., and 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday.
History and Purpose. - The collection of religious and historical material began with the founding of the college and has progressed with it. No material has been purchased, though purchases may be made; no manuscripts are sold or exchanged. The
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Allegany - St. Bonaventure College, Friedsam Memorial Library
(12A - 12L)
library is housed in a two-story, fireproof brick building, dedi- cated in 1938. There is ample space for holdings and every facil- ity for their preservation.
Holdings
Manuscripts, in English, Dutch, French, German, Latin, Italian, Slavic, and Spanish, relate largely to the history of the Franciscan Order in Now York and Now England from 1858. Among the many items in the collection are:
A. St. Bonaventure College Archives, 1842-1922, com- prising letters, certificates, financial state- ments, chapter reports, lists of officials of Franciscan institutions, accounts, notebooks, deeds, and other data.
B. A large number of manuscripts on ethics, history, jurisprudence, mathematics, astronomy, meteoro- . logy, philology, philosophy, religion, and theology.
c. Record of marriages, St. Bonaventure's Church, May 1888 - June 1898.
D. Marriage agreements and certificates.
E. Record book of the Congregation of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi.
F. Minutes of the John Duns Scotus Debating Society, 1875-90.
G. Registro di Counti Diversi, 1858-60.
H. Record book of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Confraternity, 1886.
I. Records of Massos, 1861-94.
J. Record and attendance book of Diocesan Seminary, 1831-34.
K. Alumni record, 1910-14.
L. Baptismal record, copied in 1890 from record of 1874.
There are 125 manuscript volumes; 268 letters have been bound in chronological order with an index of addressees and the dates of writing; a large number of letters, certificatos, financial statements, and other documents have been arranged by subject. Arranged material represents about one-third of the manuscripts. There is no cataloguo. The Historical Records Survey has furnished the library with an inventory of its manu- scripts (34 typed pages).
Material is available to any researcher or author upon ap- plication to the librarian and under his supervision. There is at present no photostat equipment, but it is hoped soon to have microfilm copies available for interlibrary loans and for re- search scholars.
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Amityville - Amityville Free Library Amsterdam - Guy Park Manor
(13 - 14A1)
13. AMITYVILLE. - AMITYVILLE FREE LIBRARY, Broadway. Librarian, Mrs. Ira K. Chichester. Hours: 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Wednesday and Saturday; 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1907 as a free library and reading room for residents of Amityville school dis- trict. No manuscripts are purchased, sold or exchanged, but gifts are accepted. The library is housed in a one-story, brick and concrete, fireproof building, erected in 1928, with adequate space for the storage and use of records.
Holdings
A. Personal correspondence of the STRYKER family
(Elizabeth, Isaac, Veghter, Jane, and Ann) in New Jersey and Auburn, N. Y., 1833-44, 20 pieces, dealing with family news and religious reflec- tions, one letter (1844) referring to a serious "epidemack of black tongue" around Auburn, and others referring to hard times and the possibil- ity of moving to Ohio.
B. Civil War notes of Chauncey L. C. DITMARS, historian of the town of Babylon, including lists of sol- diors from Amityville and vicinity, and similar notes relating to the World War.
Approximately 1,800 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued, accessible upon application to the librarian. There is no photo- stat service.
14. AMSTERDAM. - GUY PARK MANOR. Caretaker, Mrs. Wil- iam Shelly. Hours : 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays; 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sundays.
History and Purpose. - The Manor House was built in 1776 by Guy Johnson, nephew and son-in-law of Sir William Johnson. It was taken over by the State in 1917, rostored, set up as a museum under the custody of the Amsterdam Chapter of the D. A. R., and opened to the public in 1920. It is a two-story, stono, non- fireproof building, with adequate space for records.
Holdings
A. Sir William JOHNSON letters:
1. Postscript of a letter from Sir William JOHNSON to his father, 1754, criticizing his portrait which accompanied the letter.
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Angelica - Angelica Froe Library
(14A2 - 15E)
2. Letter to Jollis FONDA, 1774, asking him to B. Record of conveyance of the Manor land to Thomas CAIN by John WATTS, 1790.
allow an Indian bearer to return his canoe.
C. Document written by John FEA, 1920, describing the construction of an improved hammer device, patented by a London clergyman for the operation of an old piano, made by ASTER and NORWOOD of London, and brought to America in 1783.
There are 4 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued. The material is available on payment of $0.25 to the caretaker. There is no copy service.
15. ANGELICA. - ANGELICA FREE LIBRARY, Main and Center Sts. Secretary of Board of Trustees, Mrs. Edith Rutherford Herdman. Hours: 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays.
History and Purpose. - First chartered as a library
Nov. 1, 1895. It collects materials mainly connected with the history of Angelica. Gifts are welcomed, but no purchases are made. The library is housed in a two-story, brick, fireproof structure, erected in 1900, with adequate space for records.
Holdings
A. Land grants, 1794-95, 68 certificates, each for 1,000 acres in Georgia, deeded to various in- dividuals by George MATHEWS, Governor of the State of Georgia, with maps showing location of the properties.
B. Mary A. SIMON collection, 1833-50, 14 itoms, in- cluding:
1. Map showing relative situation of a tract of 100,000 acres of land belonging to J. B.
CHURCH, August 1804, in the town of Angelica.
2. Survey of John MOORE'S land by Samuel VAN WINKLE, Sept. 21, 1833.
3. School bills, receipts, and licenses.
c. Judge Philip CHURCH records, 1802-66, 19 v., com- prising. account books, journals, daybooks, ledgers, and survey books.
D. Deeds, 1786-1831, 5 items covering the cession of western New York territory by Massachusetts to New York, grant of Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Robert MORRIS, and conveyance from Samuel STERRITT to George HARRISON.
E. Map of the town of Angelica, subdivided into lots, with marginal index.
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Auburn - Cayuga County Historical Society
(15F - 16A6)
F. Charter of Angelica Academy, Oct. 31, 1859, issued by V. G. LANSING, Chancellor of the Board of Regents of the State of New York.
There are about 90 pieces, unarranged and uncatalogued. Material may be used upon application to the librarian and under supervision. Photostatic copies may be had at standard prices.
16. AUBURN. - CAYUGA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Cayuga Museum of History and Art, 203 Genesee Street. President, Leonard H. Searing; custodian and librarian, William J. Hinke, D. D. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays, except Tuesdays and Thursdays; 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sundays.
History and Purpose. - The Society was founded at Auburn on March 22, 1876 chiefly through the efforts of the Rev. Charles Hawley, D. D., its first president (1876-85). It was re- organized in 1877 and declared its object to be "to discover, pro- cure by purchases, gift or otherwise, and preserve whatever re- lates to the natural, civil, military, industrial, literary and ecclesiastical history, and the history of science and art, of the State of New York in general, and the County of Cayuga in partic- ular." The Society is housed in a three-story, nonfireproof, brick and stone building, constructed in 1836, now the property of the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, with adequate space for records.
Holdings
A. The Gen. John S. CLARK collection, comprising about 640 items (in 16 Arveloe filing cases) and a number of bound volumes. Material includes:
1. Journals, order book, and notes of various offi- cers (Major John BURROWES, Lieut. Charles MURKERCH, Sergeant Moses FELLOWS, Lieut. Col. George C. BARBER, and others) serving under the command of General John SULLIVAN in the expedition against the Western Indians in 1779. 2. Commissioners' reports on Indian affairs.
3. Manuscripts of various Indian tribes, especially the Cayugas, Senecas, Mohawks, and the Andastes or Susquehannas.
4. Surveys and descriptions of Indian sites, espe- cially in New York State.
5. Indian myths and legends, including myths of the Incas.
6. Studies in Indian linguistics, including the formularies of Indian ritual for festivals and Indian local names.
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Babylon - Babylon Library Association
(16A7 - 17)
7. Manuscripts, maps, and charts prepared by General CLARK.
8. CLARK'S Letters, 7 v. and 2 file cases, to and from various persons.
B. Miscellaneous old documents and maps, including a large folio volume of old deeds, letters, com- missions, and other material of historical interest.
C. War histories and other material pertaining to the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and the World War, together with several fine military company and regimental rolls.
D. Church histories - for Auburn and Cayuga County, in- cluding the original session records of the Aurelius Congregational Church, 1803-12, and the session records of the First Congregational Church in the town of Locke, N. Y. , 1818-36,
E. Historical Collection of the Medical Society of the County of Cayuga, comprising its minute books from date of organization, Aug. 7, 1806, diplo- mas, licensos, books, correspondence and other materials. Complete archivos await placement as a permanent exhibit of the Society at the Museum. This is considered a part of the Society's possessions, and is being added to by Dr. Cornelius F. McCARTHY, of Auburn, N. Y.
The material is in process of being arranged and , when this work is finished, will be completely indexed by persons, places, dates, and subjects on catalogue cards. Manuscripts may be con- sulted by properly accredited persons on application to Dr. Wil- liam J. Hinke, Auburn Theological Seminary. Photostatic copies will be furnished, the price depending upon requirements.
See: Cayuga County Historical Society, First Annual Meet- ing of the Cayuga County Historical Society, Auburn, 1878; Collections of the Cayuga County Historical Society, Auburn, 1879 - 1906; Manual of the Cayuga County Historical Society, Auburn, 1893.
17. BABYLON. - BABYLON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Librarian, Gladys W. Conklin. Hours: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. - 12 m., Saturday,
History and Purpose. - Founded in 1895 as a public
library. It accepts donations of manuscripts but makes no pur- chases. It is housed in a one-story, brick and stucco, nonfire- proof building, erected in 1895, with adequate space for records.
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Bacon Hill - Saratoga County Historian
(17A - 18A5)
Holdings
A. Account books of Edward and William G. NICOLL,
attorneys, 1869-83, 2 v., containing records of cases handled and other legal business in Brooklyn, New York City, White Plains, and in Babylon, Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Oyster Bay, and Mattinecock, Long Island.
Two volumes, chronologically arranged, accessible upon ap- plication to the librarian. Photostat copies may be obtained at current rates.
18. BACON HILL. - SARATOGA COUNTY HISTORIAN. County Historian, Mrs. J. B. Van Derwerker. Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekdays.
History and Purpose. - The office of Saratoga Coun- ty Historian was founded in 1938 for the purpose of collecting and preserving historical materials pertaining particularly to Saratoga County. Manuscripts are not purchased or sold, but gifts are welcomed and exchanges may be mode. The office of the Saratoga County Historian is housed in a one -- story, wooden, nonfireproof building, erected about 1938, with inadequate space for records.
Holdings
A. Church Records. Large collection of records of church organizations, their minutes, membership, finances, and data on baptisms, deaths, and marriages. Included are records for the follow- ing church organizations?
1. Bacon Hill Church: Minutes of meetings and rec- ords of baptisms, marriages, and deaths, 1820-48, 1 v.
2. Northumberland Bible Society: Record of organ- ization, bylaws, finances, membership, and meetings, 1821-52, 1 v .; Minutes of annual meetings, 1820-52, 1877-82, 1l v .; Treasurer's reports, 1878-82, 8 items; and Inventory of books, 1878-81, 3 v.
3. Dutch Reformed Church at Bacon Hill: Financial records, 1820-68, 4 v.
4. Gansevoort Methodist Church: Record of members and vital statistics, 1921-, 1 v.
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