Collections : [Business, Literary, and Local History Manuscripts]
Business, Literary, and Local History Manuscripts
Manuscripts, records, and papers primarily related to businesses and people of New York and New England.
Chiefly 19th-century New York and New England local history manuscripts and business records, primarily for craftsmen and railroads; papers of children's book writer and illustrator Marcia J. Brown and two original manuscripts by Maud and Miska Petersham; papers of Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy; papers of Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 19th century social reformer; and papers of Benito Perez Galdos, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Evengi Zamyatin, and other writers.
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Dorothy L. Sweeney Papers, 1941-2004 0.66 cubic ft.
Sweeney, Dorothy L., 1923-
Dorothy (nee Langley) Sweeney graduated from St. Mary's Institute in Amsterdam, New York in 1941. After graduation, Sweeney accepted an office position at General Electric in Schenectady. In her off hours she spent time at WGY, GE's AM radio station, where her brother Edward Langley acted and wrote for the station's dramatic productions. She later worked at WGY and in radio in New York City. Sweeney provided sound effects for several programs and her scripts from this work form the bulk of this collection.
Richard Falk Papers, Undated 13 cubic ft.
Richard Falk was a conductor from Albany, NY who worked in New York City.
Joachim Frank Papers, 1953-2016 10 cubic ft.
The Joachim Frank Papers document Frank's artistic pursuits and accomplishments.