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Vol. 24:2 ISSN 0160-8460 August 1996

Recent Records Products and Documentary Editions

Records Products

The following products from records projects funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission have been recently released. Information concerning availability has been provided.

Berkshire County Historical Society Archives Procedures Manual. Pittsfield, MA: Berkshire County Historical Society, revised 1995.

A comprehensive catalog list and finding aids for 315 individual collections are available. Among the collections described by these finding aids are:

S.A. Cook (General Store) Records, 1885-1900
Helfman-Seaver Family Papers, 1826-1955
Land Records Collection, 1775-93
Lathrop-Lane Family Papers, 1814-99
Maplewood Young Ladies Institute Collection, 1841-1938
Herman Melville Collection, 1844-ongoing
Morewood Family Papers, 1827-1976
Charles H. Moulton Civil War Letters and Papers, 1857-66
Pittsfield (Mass.) Mortgage Deeds, 1832-99
Frank W. Rockwell Journals and Account Books, 1872-95
Marcus H. Rogers Papers, 1849-1929
Stedman Family Papers, 1830-1971 John E. Todd Papers and Books, 1794-1942
Walter Family Weaving Patterns, Papers, and Samples, 1891-1933

Information about these and other finding aids may be obtained from Barbara Allen, Curator, Berkshire County Historical Society, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201; or call (413) 442-1793.

Driscoll, Timothy. Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Records Management and Disposition Packet . Cambridge, MA: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, 1996.

Unpublished inventories are available for the following collections:

Universalist Service Committee. Executive Director. Records: Administrative Subject Files, 1941-1961.
Unitarian Service Committee. Records: Refugee Case Files, 1938-1953.
Unitarian Service Committee. Executive Director. Administrative Subject Files, 1940-1951.
Unitarian Service Committee. Board of Directors. Records: Administrative Subject Files, 1944-1960.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Executive Director. Records: Administrative Subject Files, 1958-1965; 1967-1985.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Accounting and Finance. Records: Financial Records, 1961; 1964-1989.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Human Rights Education Project (HREP). Records: Administrative Subject Files, 1970-1989.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. National Moratorium on Prison Construction (NMPC). Records: Administrative Subject Files, 1970-1988.
Unitarian Universalist Association. Citizen Action Volunteer Program (CAVP). Records: Administrative Subject Files, 1981-1992.
Unitarian Service Committee. Headquarters. Records: Administrative Subject Files, 1940-1953.

Inquiries about these products may be directed to Tim Driscoll, Archivist, Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138; or call (617) 496-1618.

Farr, Gail E. History and Register of the Records of the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations of Philadelphia (El Concilio de Organizaciónes Hispanas de Filadelfia), 1966- 1990. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, March 1994.

Farr, Gail E. History and Register of the Records of the Hispanic Federation for Social and Economic Development, 1973-1985. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, May 1994.

Farr, Gail E. History and Register of the Records of The Latino Project, 1962-1985. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, April 1994.

Farr, Gail E. History and Register of the Records of the Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia, 1970-1988. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, April 1994.

Farr, Gail E. History and Register of the Records of the United American Indians of Delaware Valley, 1972-1990. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, October 1994.

Farr, Gail E. Register of the Records of the Fifth Street Merchants Association, 1975-1987. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, July 1993.

Farr, Gail E. Register of the Records of the Puerto Rican Week Festival, 1979-1987. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, July 1993.

St. Joseph, Anthony. Guide to the Papers of the Reverend Dr. Yam Tong Hoh, 1947-1987. Philadelphia, PA: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, August 1994.

Copies of these finding aids may be requested from Gail E. Farr, Head of Archives/Research Services, Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, 18 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; or call (215) 925-8090.

Finding aids are available for the following collections held by the Cherokee National Historical Society:

Earl Boyd Pierce Collection, undated - 1984 (related papers from 1839)
Marie L. Wadley Papers, 1948-1973
Charles Cobb Victory Collection, undated - 1980
William Wayne "Bill" Keeler Collection Information about these finding aids may be obtained from Margaret McCoy, Archivist, Cherokee National Historical Society, P.O. Box 515, Tahlequah, OK 74465; or call (918) 456-6007.
Guide to Manuscript Collections at Maine Maritime Museum Library. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, n.d.
Lipfert, Nathan Robert. Guide to Log-books and Sea Journals, 1764-1938, in the Collections of Maine Maritime Museum. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
Maule, Elizabeth Singer. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-18: Mark W. Hennessy Collection, 1784-1953. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
Maule, Elizabeth Singer. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-22: Sewall Family Papers, 1761-1965 (bulk ca. 1840-1916). Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
Maule, Elizabeth Singer. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-50: William F. Palmer Fleet Collection, 1837- 1979 (bulk dates 1899-1910). Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
Maule, Elizabeth Singer. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-54: Maine Maritime Museum Library Reference Collection. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
Maule, Elizabeth Singer. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-55: Maine Maritime Museum Library Bath Iron Works Ephemera Collection, ca. 1892-present. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
Maule, Elizabeth Singer. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-56: William M. Eldridge, Inc., Records, ca. 1930-1939. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
Maule, Elizabeth Singer and Jalien Hollister. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-53: Mark W. Hennessy Research Papers, ca. 1928-1965. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1995.
McCracken, Peter and Elizabeth Singer Maule. Inventory for Manuscript Collection MS-6: Riggs Family Papers, 1817- 1887. Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1994.
Information about these publications may be obtained from Nathan R. Lipfert, Library Director, Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath, ME 04530; or call (207) 443- 1316.
Kobrin, David. Beyond the Textbook: Teaching History Using Documents and Primary Sources. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1996. ISBN 0-435-08880-7. This book is available at a cost of $18.50 from Heinemann Publishers, 361 Hanover Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801-3912.
Staten Island Historical Society.
Staten Island Historical Society Archives Names Index
Staten Island Historical Society Archives Subject Index
Mayer Papers, 1870-c.1918
Staten Island Quartett Club, 1861-1955
Port Richmond Woman's Club, 1903-78
Huguenot Memorial Association Records, 1922-49
Staten Island Lions Club Records, 1944-72
Richmond County Country Club Records, 1923-88
Jewish Community Center Records, 1950-95
Fire Department, 1836-1964
YMCA Records, 1895-1989
Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Tompkinsville/The Reformed Church, Brighton Heights, Staten Island, 1819-1972
Prohibition Park, 1840-1957
Woman's Club of Staten Island, 1896-1972
Staten Island Growers Association, 1933-46
Staten Island Italian Historical Society, 1891-1954
Free Port, 1932-49
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co., 1851-1971
Ettlinger & Sons, 1895-1920s
Boehm's Picnic Grounds, 1895-1930
Durkee Marine, 1923-65
Richmond County Medical Society Records, 1955-64
Samuel Stockton White, 1864-1984
C.W. Hunt Company, 1885-1926, 1957, 1983
Clark & Hale, 1848-90s
Rotary Clubs Records, 1922-92
Proctor & Gamble Records, 1919-88
Gordon Florists Records, 1877-1910
U.S. Gypsum Records, 1906-76
Cradle Roll Nursery Records, 1920-38
Benedict Bros. Records, 1830-84
Connell Funeral Home Records, 1898-1936
Mt. Loretto Records, 1912, 1986-87
Sun Chemical Records, n.d.
Isaacs Family Papers, 1882-1970
Roberts Pharmacy Records, 1867-1936
Sailors Snug Harbor Records, 1819-1983
MCS (Shipping) Records, 1827, 1921-46
deGroot Rawson Records, 1850-1927
Tall Cedars Records, 1894-98
First Baptist Church Records, 1785-1842
Woodrow M.E. Church Records, 1922-23
Dickinson Methodist Church Records, 1919-51
Port Richmond Reformed Church Records, 1835, 1854- 74, 1904-79
St. Andrews Church Records, 1908-89
Miscellaneous Churches, 1844-1990
Chamber of Commerce Records, 1898-1987
Staten Island Diet Kitchen Records, 1882-1931
Miscellaneous Organizations, 1863-1989
Music Organizations, 1884-1985
Women's Organizations, 1914-86
Youth Organizations, 1929-90
Literary Societies, 1887-1989
Civic/Community Organizations, 1896-1991
Garden Clubs, 1927-76
Edward C. Delavan Records, c.1880
New Brighton Savings & Loan Records, 1900-30
Kreischer Brick Records, 1857-1936
Port Richmond Day Nursery Records, 1897-1948
Atlantic Terra Cotta Records, 1926, c.1984
Staten Island Savings Bank Records, 1839-1946
Franzreb Family Papers, 1894-1986
Beinert Construction Co. Records, 1886-1952
Steers Family Records, 1850-1900
Nassau Recycle Corp. Records, 1976-81
American Linoleum Manufacturing Company Records, 1882-1928
Warren Records, 1910s
Thomas Airviews Records, 1952-78
Max Schmidt and His Band Records, c.1900-16
Miscellaneous Business Records, 1880s-1990s.Staten Island, NY: Staten Island Historical Society, n.d. Copies of these finding aids are available from Maxine Friedman, Chief Curator, Staten Island Historical Society, 441 Clark Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306; or call (718) 351-1617.
Tambo, David C. and Deborah Kennedy. A Guide to The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Collection. Santa Barbara, CA: University of California Regents, 1996. Information about this guide is available from David Tambo, Head of Special Collections, Donald C. Davidson Library, University Libraries, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; or call (805) 893-3420.

Documentary Editions

The following products from NHPRC-supported documentary editing projects have been received in the Commission office since February 1996.

Gentle Rebel: Letters of Eugene V. Debs, [Abridgment of three-volume edition], (University of Illinois Press, 1995)
The Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. 9: Africa for the Africans,1921-1922 (University of California Press, 1995
Emma Goldman: A Guide to Her Life and Documentary Sources, [Guide to the microfilm edition], (Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1995)
The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 5, [1898-1902], (University of Illinois Press, 1996)
The Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Vol. 9: The Journals of John Ordway, May 14, 1804-September 23, 1806, and Charles Floyd, May 14-August 18, 1804, (University of Nebraska Press, 1995)
The Papers of Robert Morris, Vol. 8, [May 5-December 31, 1783], (University of Pittsburgh Press 1995)
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, Vol. 14: Debates in the House of Representatives, Third Session, December 1790-March 1791 Biographies of Members, (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995)
The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, Vol. 5 [January-June 1790], (University Press of Virginia, 1995)
The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, Vol. 6 [July-November 1790], (University Press of Virginia, 1996)
Writing Out My Heart: Selections from the Journal of Frances E. Willard, 1855-1896, (University of Illinois Press, 1995)

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