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LONG ISLAND STUDIES INSTITUTE COLLECTIONS The Long Island Studies Institute, a cooperative endeavor of Hofstra University and Nassau County, is a major center for the study of Long Island local and regional history. The Institute's research facility—which is open to scholars, teachers, students, and the general public—includes: Archival Collections Census Records Books Genealogies Photographs Government Documents Newspapers Manuscripts Maps Audiovisual Materials The various collections within the Institute include the Nassau County Museum's Reference Collection, Hofstra University's James N. MacLean American Legion Memorial Collection, as well as other collections donated by individual Long Island families and businesses. These resources constitute a rich repository for local history research. Hofstra University Library Special Collections Department / Long Island Studies Institute 123 Hofstra University | 032 Axinn Library | Hempstead, New York | 11549-1230 Voice: (516) 463-6411 | Fax (516) 463-6442 | E-Mail: LISI@Hofstra.edu Long Island Studies Institute Collection Policy The Hofstra University Long Island Studies Institute Czechoslovak Americans on Long Island Collection Collection Davidson, Bernice and Reuben Collection The James N. Maclean American Legion Memorial Decker, Lenox Scrapbook Collection Drake, Leo O. Manuscript of Now Hear This, Man Your The Nassau County Museum Reference Library Battle Stations Collection Drennan, John P. Photographs Dunnell, Lyman L. Papers African Americans on Long Island Collection Education on Long Island Collection American Institute of Architecture ARCHI Awards Engerer Family Papers American Legion Collections Fair Media Council FOLIO Awards Autograph Album Fashion Collection Axinn, Donald E., Videotapes Fortnighty Club of Rockville Centre Collection Baylis Family Photographs Freese, Walter Collection Bedell, Ada N. Papers General Store Account Ledger Bidwell, George R. Papers Gillott Family Collection Binnian, Jacqueline Collection Golding, Elizabeth Bass, Judge Collection Birchwood Park Homes Collection Goosby, Dorothy L. Collection Box, Henry and Pettit, A.S. Account Ledger Grosse, Arthur H., and Ruth. Wartime Letters Brestin, Nathaniel I. WWI Correspondence Grumman Aerospace Photographs Brower Realty Corporation Stock Certificates Book Guides to Long Island Collection Buck, Frank Collection Haitian Americans on Long Island Collection Calderone Theatres Collection Harbor Hill, Mackay/Hechler Collection Camp Mills Photographs Hart Nichols Collection Caracost Family Wartime Letters Hedges Family Papers Cardion Electronics, Inc. Hewlett Family Ledger Books Carecen Collection Hicks, John S., Ledger Book Carman Family Collection Hispanic/Latino Collection Colección Hispano/Latino Homans, Susan T. Letters Coles, Robert R Collection Huettner, Doris. Photograph Album Conklin Family Letters Individual Property and Historical Places Research Connolly, Thomas J. and Gertrude. Collection Indiviglia, Salvatore J. Collection Page 1 of 52 Internment Camp Correspondence New York State and Long Island Printed Materials Ireland & Skillman Co. Cooperage Account Ledger Collection Book Oceanside Historical Society Collection Isaacs, Stan Collection Patterson, Harold T. Blueprints Israel Community Center of Levittown Collection Pearsall, Louis Collection Jackson-Jones Family Collection Physicians for Social Responsibility, Nassau County Jones Beach Collection Chapter Collection Jung, William. Military Clippings Scrapbooks Places of Worship Collection Keller, David Long Island Photograph Collection Planning Documents on Long Island Collection Kilmer Family Collection Politics Collection Kingsley Family Papers Post Family Collection League of Women Voters of Nassau County Records Preston, Samuel Truman, Captain Papers LeFrak, Samuel J. Papers Queens, N.Y. School Photographs Lent, Norman F. Collection Raynor Family Collection Levitt, William J,. and Levitt, Simone Korchin Religions on Long Island Collection Scrapbook Rockville Centre Scrapbook of a Student Nurse Levittown Construction Photographs Ross, D. Reid. Rapalje Family Research Papers Linder Family Collection Rounds, Archer C. World War I Scrapbook Litt, David Papers Rushmore Family Collection Lloyd, Florence (Goerke) Letters September 11 Project Collection Long Beach Bridge Construction Photographs Seyfried, Vincent F. World War II Combat Scrapbook Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Subject Silkworth, Walter M. Papers Files Simonson, Sarah E. Firth Diaries Long Island Automobile Travel Tour Photo Album Smith Family Letters Long Island Estates and Historical Photographs Smith/Wallace Family Collection Long Island History of Sports Collection Speno, Senator Edward J. Papers Long Island Menu Collection Spinzia, Raymond E. and Judith A. Long Island Image Long Island Parkways Collection and Facsimiles Collection Long Island Philharmonic Collection Storman, Alexander Scrapbook Long Island Poets Collection Thomas Wilson and Co. Inc. Records Long Island Rail Road Collection Tindall, George Business Receipts Long Island Real Estate Collection Tuthill, Jeanne Carter Papers Long Island Theatres & Entertainment Collection Van Wyck Family Ledger Long Island Traditions Collection Vintage Aircraft Photo Album MacLean, James American Legion Scrapbook Wagner Family Collection Magnus, John and Milek, Ray. Bay House Journal Wallace, George Collection Mann, Jack Papers Walter's Laundry Service, Inc. Collection Massapequa Hotel Collection Wars Collection Monti, Mario Collection Weeks Family General Store Account Book Morgan, Bert Negatives Weeks Family Papers Morley, Christopher D. Collection Weisberg Family Collection Mulford, Jonathan Papers Weisenberg, Harvey Collection Munn, Frank Photo Albums Welsh, Joseph F. World War I Correspondence Nassau County American Legion Scrapbook Woman’s Forum of Nassau County Scrapbooks Nelson, William H. Business Papers World’s Fair Collection Newspaper Collection Wright, Minnie A. Personal Papers Newspapers Available on Microfilm Young, Philip Papers THE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LONG ISLAND STUDIES INSTITUTE COLLECTION The Hofstra University Long Island Studies Institute Collection consists of the following manuscript collections: the Carman Family Collection, the Pearsall Collection, and assorted community records and papers; and the following microfilm collections: the Brooklyn Eagle from 1841 to 1951, Federal and New York State Census records for geographic Long Island, and street directories of Brooklyn and western Queens. Map of Long Island Long Island Studies Institute Collections | Page 2 of 52 THE JAMES N. MACLEAN AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL COLLECTION The James N. MacLean Collection was established at Hofstra University in 1951 to pay tribute to deceased members of the Nassau County American Legion. The Legionnaires continue to support the collection through generous donations. These donations fund the purchase of books and other resources, which are then dedicated in honor or in memory of their fallen comrades. The MacLean Collection contains materials documenting the history of New York State with a primary focus on Long Island. It includes not only social and genealogical history, but also the culture, economics, and natural history of New York and Long Island. The collection has a particular emphasis on Nassau and Suffolk Counties. In addition to books and pamphlets, the collection includes newspapers on microfilm, maps, family papers containing manuscripts, journals, The Stars and Stripes Newspaper, 1919 and ephemera relating to individuals and families from the region. THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM REFERENCE LIBRARY COLLECTION The Nassau County Museum Collection, named in honor of former Nassau County Historian Jesse Merritt, was originally housed in the Nassau County Museum in Eisenhower Park. Included among its holdings are the collections of the Nassau County Historical Society and the Agricultural Society of Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. The reference collections include books, pamphlets, newspapers, maps and atlases of the changing Long Island topography, published town and municipal records, census records, genealogies, manuscripts, and audiovisual material that constitute a rich repository for researching Long Island's history, genealogy, and heritage. Nassau County Seal Additional Collections support themes, formats, or specific types of materials. These include but are not limited to the following materials: African Americans on Long Island Collection, 1764- . 0.8 cubic ft. The collection contains documents related to the history of African-American slaves and free men and women on Long Island in the 18th and 19th centuries. Included are court documents (including certificates of acquittal, certificates of conviction, petitions, and warrants); examinations and ad judgments from pauper hearings; servant and slave indentures (bills of sale); manumissions (formal emancipations from slavery); minutes of court proceedings, many of which Excerpt from Minutes of Court concern manumissions; slave receipts; and correspondence. Proceedings Concerning the Manumitting of Two Slaves, 1797 Long Island Studies Institute Collections | Page 3 of 52 American Institute of Architecture (AIA), Long Island Chapter Archi Awards. Records, 1990-1996. 1.4 cubic ft. The Long Island, New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization