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Edward Morse Shepard papers, 1837-1914
26000 itemsCorrespondence, legal papers, and letter books of Shepard. The correspondence, which comprises the largest part of the collection, is rich in information about New York politics and social activities at the turn of the century. The letter books cover the years 1890-1911. The collection also contains legal papers, drafts of speeches, clippings, and memorabilia. Correspondents with Shepard include Felix Adler, Thomas Willing Balch, Frederic Bancroft, Bernard Baruch, Richard Rogers Bowker, William Jennings Bryan, Alfred Clark Chapin, Grover Cleveland, Hamlin Garland, Richard Watson Gilder, Edward Everett Hale, Fletcher Harper, Abram S. Hewitt, Charles Evans Hughes, John La Farge, Henry Cabot Lodge, Josephine Shaw Lowell, Hamilton Mabie, Walter H. Page, Alton B. Parker, George Foster Peabody, Bliss Perry, Joseph Pulitzer, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Carl Schurz, Kate Nichols Trask, Oswald Garrison Villard, and Booker T. Washington.
Woman Suffrage Association of New York State and Woman Suffrage Party of New York City records, 1869-1919
3 linear feetThe records comprise the archives of the Woman Suffrage Association of New York State, 1869-1917, and the Woman Suffrage Party of New york City, 1910-1919. Included are minute volumes of the two organizations as well as other related materials such as constitutions, membership lists, pamphlets, clippings, photographs and other printed materials. There are a few letters, but the collection is chiefly documents of the organizations.
Citizens Union of the City of New York records, 1892-2020
674 boxesLetters, documents, clippings, and printed matter related to the work of the Citizens Union of New York, including correspondence, memoranda, and reports which survey, analyze, and criticize bills introduced in the state legislature and city council; 244 boxes of "Who's Who" biographies of candidates for city and state offices; files of campaign and election materials; records of affiliated "good government" organizations in New York City; and extensive financial records.
William Ambrose Prendergast Catholic Charities Case papers : [microform], 1898-1917
3 ReelsPapers concerning the Catholic Charities Investigation.
Herbert Parsons papers, 1898-1925
40 boxesCorrespondence to Parsons from numerous well-known contempories relating chiefly to political and social matters. Also, miscellaneous reports and printed materials.
Reminiscences and memoirs, 1900-1980
6200 memoirsTypescript carbons of the reminiscences and memoirs of men and women prominent in American life including agriculture, art, book publishing, business, diplomacy, education, journalism, jurists, literature, labor movement, medicine, military history, New York City politics, and special projects such as the Eisenhower Administration, the Marine Corps, popular arts, the radio industry, and social security recorded on tape by the person concerned.
George McAneny papers, 1902-1940
2 boxesCorrespondence, typescripts of speeches, articles and published versions thereof, as well as books and pamphlets relating to New York City government.
William Ambrose Prendergast papers, 1904-1909
3 boxesSpeeches and writings of Prendergast, chiefly political in nature. Also, three microfilm reels of papers concerning the Catholic Charities Case.
Joseph M. Price papers, 1909-1943
2.5 linear feetCorrespondence of Price with contemporary political figures including Theodore Roosevelt, Henry L. Stimson, Benjamin Cardozo, Martin Saxe, and John Purroy Mitchel; records of the Fusion Committee of 1909; and scrapbooks of clippings relating to New York City fusion movements, 1909-1933.