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Albert George ("Al") Hibbler, John A. Drobnicki

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Al Hibbler was a singer who had success both as a solo artist ("Unchained Melody") and with big bands (Jay McShann, Duke Ellington).

Would Brown Make It To New York City? The First Phase Of The Battle For School Integration, 1954-1957, Kristopher B. Burrell

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This conference paper looks at the struggle to desegregate New York's City's public schools in the immediate aftermath of the Brown v Board of Education decision in 1954. For the first three years following the Supreme Court decision, the New York City Board of Education make public overtures toward fulfilling the letter and spirit of Brown in New York, but in practice the Board of Education engaged in stalling and half-measures that succeeded in effectively stopping widespread school desegregation in the city.

Bob Lewis’ Encounter With The ‘Great Death:’ Port Jervis’ Entrance Into The ‘United States Of Lyncherdom, Kristopher B. Burrell

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This paper is a local study of a lynching in Port Jervis, New York in 1892. The victim was a black man, Bob Lewis. This study intends to situate Lewis’ lynching in both its historical and cultural contexts. Larger than that, this paper argues that even though southern and northern lynchings, particularly when the victims were African American, resembled one another in several important ways—including higher incidences of mutilation and torture; often becoming a form of white communal entertainment in which white participants often collected and/or sold relics in order to commemorate the event; and the bodies often being left …

Henry Villard (1835-1900), Janet Butler Munch

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Henry Villard (1835-1900) was a journalist, railroad promoter and publisher.

New York, Janet Butler Munch

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New York, one of the thirteen original colonies, had a Dutch-English heritage. Characterized from its inception for religious and ethnic diversity, New York was captured from the Dutch by the English. After reverting back to the Dutch, the colony finally capitulated to the English under generous terms which maintained established commerce. The American Revolution ultimately led to the end of British colonialism for New York and the forming of our independent nation.

Augustus Van Wyck (1850-1922), Janet Butler Munch

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Augustus Van Wyck (1850-1922) was a judge and NY gubernatorial candidate.

Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903), Janet Butler Munch

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Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) was an iron manufacturer, congressman, mayor, and philanthropist.

Mother Jones, Janet Butler Munch

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Mother Jones was a union organizer and activist in the U.S. labor movement. She fought to alleviate the misery of workers in mines, railroad yards, factories, and mills across the country. Her reform efforts led to the abolition of child labor, acceptance of the eight-hour workday, and implementation of Social Security and the minimum wage.

Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1847-1918), Janet Butler Munch

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Robert Anderson Van Wyck (1847-1918). was a judge and NYC mayor.

John Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895), Janet Butler Munch

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John Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895) was a journalist, author and diplomat.

William Henry Aspinwall (1807-1875), Janet Butler Munch

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William Henry Aspinwall (1807-1875) was a 19th century New York City "merchant prince."

Orville Elias Babcock (1835-1884), Janet Butler Munch

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Orville Elias Babcock (1835-1884) was an army general, engineer, and a private secretary to Ulysses S. Grant..

Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917), Janet Butler Munch

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Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) was a trial lawyer and diplomat.

New Amsterdam, Janet Butler Munch

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New York City was originally called New Amsterdam. Established by the Dutch West India Company as a commercial center for the colony of New Netherlands, New Amsterdam was noted for its religious and ethnic diversity. When England pressed its claim on a virtually defenseless New Amsterdam, Director-General Peter Stuyvesant surrendered and the city was renamed New York in honor of James, Duke of York.

(Abbott) Vaughn Meader, John A. Drobnicki

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Vaughn Meader was a Grammy-award winning comedian known for his uncanny mimicry of President John F. Kennedy.

Emancipation, Elevation, And Education: Black Educational Institutions In New York City During The 1830s, Kristopher B. Burrell

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This conference paper studied the significance of African Americans' efforts to organize around education in New York City during the 1830s. There was a proliferation of black-led educational institutions in the aftermath of slavery's end in the city. These institutions were part of a broader effort to prove that African Americans deserved full citizenship in the State and country during the 1830s. What was happening in New York City was not occurring in a vacuum and the paper briefly puts what was occurring in New York City within a regional context, as well.

Terrance Gordon ("Terry") Sawchuk, John A. Drobnicki

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Terry Sawchuk was a Hall of Fame hockey goaltender who set records for shutouts and victories.

Wilbur Charles ("Weeb") Ewbank, John A. Drobnicki

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Weeb Ewbank was a professional football coach who won championships with two different teams, the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets.

Review Of The Book Guide To Genealogical Research In The National Archives Of The United States, 3rd Ed., John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3rd ed., ed. Anne Bruner Eales and Robert M. Kvasnicak.

Davis Eli ("David") Ruffin, John A. Drobnicki

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David Ruffin was a singer who had a successful career both as a solo artist and as a member of The Temptations, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith), John A. Drobnicki

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Wolfman Jack was a radio personality, television host, actor, and commercial spokesperson.

The War Of Griffin’S Pig: A Bibliography Of The Anglo-American Northwest Boundary Dispute, John A. Drobnicki

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Differences in interpretation between the United States and Great Britain over the Oregon Treaty and ownership of the San Juan Islands nearly erupted into open hostilities when an American settler, Lyman Cutler, shot and killed a pig that was owned by Charles Griffin, the Hudson's Bay Company agent on San Juan. Both countries sent troops to the islands, but cooler heads eventually prevailed. Although the "Pig War" lasted for a decade, the only casualty was the aforementioned pig. This bibliography is limited to published materials about the Pig War itself, including both primary materials and secondary sources, as well as …

William B. Williams, John A. Drobnicki

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William B. Williams was a long-time disc jockey on radio station WNEW-AM in New York City.

George Herbert Allen, John A. Drobnicki

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George Allen was a professional football coach and broadcaster, known primarily for coaching the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins.

An Activist's Guide To Lesbian History: A Companion To The Video Not Just Passing Through, Polly Thistlethwaite

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This guide, designed to accompany the video Not Just Passing Through, contains guidelines for conducting oral history, forms for donating material to mainstream and community based archives, and lessons for engaging lesbian history with activism.

Howard Harold Hanson, John A. Drobnicki

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Howard Hanson was a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, conductor, and music educator who was director of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester for forty years.

The Lesbian And Gay Past: An Interpretive Battleground, Polly Thistlethwaite

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The lesbian and gay past is an interpretive battleground that mainstream archives have refused to enter, assuming few risks in collecting, naming, or identifying archival collections. At the same time, libraries offer up worlds to those who work to unearth the secrets there.

The New York Public Library's 1994 "Becoming Visible" exhibit trumpeted The Arrival of lesbian and gay history to New York's cultural mainstream. The NYPL exhibit denies the library's role in secreting lesbian and gay history, and diminished the contributions of community-based archives to the exhibit.

Richard Mills Of Stratford, Connecticut; Or Is It New Haven, Long Island Or Westchester?, John A. Drobnicki

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The following paper is Intended to clarify information about Richard Mills, whom several standard genealogical reference works offer conflicting information about. The author believes that they were in fact three different men: Richard Miles, Richard Mills, and Richard Mills.

Making Waves In The Bronx: The Story Of The U.S. Naval Training School (Wr) At Hunter College, Janet Butler Munch

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Discusses the construction of and military training provided at the boot camp for the Women's Reserve, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), established in 1943 on Hunter College's Bronx campus. By the time it closed in 1946, 85,885 WAVES, 1,914 SPARS (the Women's Coast Guard Reserve), and 3,339 Marines had enrolled.