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By Meagan Connolly, Genevieve Coe, Melissa Bergoffen, Pratt School of Information Students
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection compiles newspaper clippings, documents, and five albums from 1941 to today mostly all relating to Green-Wood Cemetery. They span a range of topics which was separated into five series in five boxes. Each series has sub-series contained in individual folders. They are mostly in good condition with minor physical damage, such as minor tears, creases, and discoloration. Additionally, some are taped into albums or stapled together which can lead to further potential damage.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Processing Information:
Accession #: 011-2018
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Albums, 1941-1991],
[
Series 2: General Clippings],
[
Series 3: Interments],
[
Series 4: Events],
[Series 5: Miscellaneous Clippings],
[
All]
- Series 5: Miscellaneous Clippings
- Series 5 includes three sub-series and Album 5. The sub-series include clippings and documents concerning the board of Green-Wood Cemetery, clippings concerning other cemeteries, and other Brooklyn cultural institutions/ societies. This series also include Album 5 which was created before processing and has no discernible order or topic.
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Board Members
- Folder 2: Other Cemeteries
- Folder 3: Brooklyn Culture
- Folder 4: Clipping Album 5 Includes photos of a horse drawn hearst and Caoline (Catherine) Weldon, Lot13387, Section 41
- Folder 5: Articles collected by Kim Esp 2007 - Walking Tours, Wars, Halloween Tours, ASPCA, Murder Cases, etc.
- Folder 6: Grave Digger Strikes - 1949 - 1959
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Albums, 1941-1991],
[
Series 2: General Clippings],
[
Series 3: Interments],
[
Series 4: Events],
[Series 5: Miscellaneous Clippings],
[
All]
