Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Eleanor, born April 9, 1807, to a 'Negro woman Margaret' and her husband Pompey. Includes note that Eleanor was baptised by Reverend Mr. Harris [probably Rev. William Harris] at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery and sponsored by...
Transparency of a photograph believed to show part of a commencement ceremony, Dean Margaret Hielyis is probably the person at the center of the image, with academic regalia. “Many came back [from the war] some did not. It was a different world...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc; College administrators; Portraits;
Transparency of a photograph of Margaret Kiely, the first dean of Queens College, in 1937. Along with President Klapper, she in particular was known for giving students personal attention in their academics. "And all of us treasure the memory of...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of George, born January 22, 1809, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Margaret' belonging to Deborah Prendergast, wife of Captain Richard Prendergast of New York.
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
