Broome County (N.Y.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Broome County Oral History project
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1980-002
Overview
This collection includes audio recordings and transcriptions from the Broome County Oral History project, conceived and administered by the Senior Services Unit of the Broome County Office for the Aging between November 1977 and September 1978. Transcriptions and streaming audio are available via Omeka.
Dates:
1977-1978
William S. Chittenden papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2017-004
Overview
This collection houses several personal documents belonging to William Sisson Chittenden (1908 - 1991), grandson of William Worth Sisson, and prominent banker in Binghamton, N.Y.
Dates:
1942 - 1958
Richard J. Elliott papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2017-003
Overview
This small collection contains literary manuscripts and personal papers of Richard J. Elliott, a librarian and author from Windsor, Broome County, New York.
Dates:
1964 - 1974
Hazard Lewis Farms collection
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2006-002
Overview
This collection includes material relating to the history and operations of the Hazard Lewis Farms, once located on the current site of Binghamton University's main campus. Contents include manuscript descriptions and background material about the farm, ephemeral items relating to the farm's operations, and photographs of the farm site. Several documents relating to Binghamton in the 1940s are also included.
Dates:
1934 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1942
Local History Newsletter collection
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2018-002
Overview
This artifical collection contains newsletters distributed by local organizations, service oriented agencies, historical societies, school districts, libraries, and businesses in Broome County and surrounding localities. The newsletters reflect a wide variety of interests, such as political, social, health, and environmental concerns and issues, as well as, arts, education, historical accounts, and religion. They include calendars of events, available services, and informative articles.
Dates:
1927 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2004
Josiah T. Newcomb papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1985-003
Overview
This collection includes correspondence, photographs, business and local history research files, maps and other materials of Josiah T. Newcomb (1911 - 1981), director of the Binghamton University Library from 1953 to 1971 and Broome County Historian.
Dates:
1926 - 1984
William W. Sisson certificates
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2017-005
Overview
This collection contains four certificates regarding the membership and achievements of William Worth Sisson (1849 - 1937), a Binghamton businessman, with local orders of Masonic and Mecca Temples.
Dates:
1886 - 1917