2004 Acquisitions
Gifts | Purchases | Past Years

Anderson, Troyer Steele. The command of the Howe brothers during the American Revolution. New York, Octagon Books, 1972 (reprint of Oxford University Press, 1936 edition). Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

Atwood, Rodney. The Hessians; mercenaries from Hessen-Kassel in the American Revolution. Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 1980. Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

Bell, Blake A. Thomas Pell and the legend of the Pell treaty oak. New York, iUniverse, Inc., 2004. Gift of the author.

Brennan, Thomas A., Jr. Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tuckahoe, New York, 1853-2003; the sesquicentennial history of a Eucharistic people. ]Tuckahoe, N.Y., 2003]. Gift of the author.

Briarcliff Manor Fire Department, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. A century of volunteer service; Briarcliff Manor Fire Department, 1901-2001. [Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., 2001]. Gift of Tim Ryan and the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department.

Bronxville Historical Conservancy, Bronxville, N.Y. The Bronxville journal, volume two. [Bronxville, N.Y., 2003]. Gift of Katie Hite.

Carmer, Carl. My kind of country; favorite writings about New York. New York, David McKay Company, Inc., 1966 (second printing, 1967). Gift of Scarsdale Historical Society.

Cherry Ridge Farms, town of Bedford, New York, managed by the Heffernan- Westchester Corporation, Katonah, N.Y. [Katonah, N.Y.], no date. Gift of George E. Pettengill, Johnson City, Tenn.

Clarke, Elizabeth W., editor. The first three hundred years; the history of the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, Connecticut, 1665-1965. Greenwich, Conn., First Congregational Church, 1967. Gift of Elaine Massena.

Dann, John C., editor. The Revolution remembered; eyewitness accounts of the War for Independence. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1980. Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

Diamant, Lincoln. Chaining the Hudson; the fight for the river in the American Revolution. New York, Fordham University Press, 2004 (originally published by Carol Pub. Group, New York, 1994). Gift of the publisher.

Gruber, Ira D. The Howe brothers and the American Revolution. Chapel Hill, N.C., University of North Carolina Press, 1972. Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

Harmon, John H.. [Transcript of interview in January 1957 by J. Stewart Henry regarding the early operation and development of the White Plains Police Department]. White Plains, N.Y., 1957 (photocopy of typescript) Gift of Beverley Sved.

Harr, John Ensor. The Rockefeller century. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. Gift of Joseph Lamagna.

Hazard, Ann Davin. Boots and bravery; [a fictional account of the capture of Major John Andre]. Swarthmore, Pa., [privately printed], 2001. Gift of the author. Irvington Fire Company, Irvington, N.Y.

Irvington Fire Company hosts the 42nd Westchester County Volunteer Firefighters Association annual convention, Sept. 14-16, 1995. [Irvington, N.Y., 1995[. Gift of Tim Ryan.

Jenks, Margaret R. Thomas Horton of Milton and Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Granville, N.Y., 1984. Gift of Gray Williams.

Keiter, Ellen J. Celebrating 50 years of art; a history of the Katonah Museum of Art. [Katonah, N.Y., 2004]. Gift of the author.

Ketchum, Richard M. The winter soldiers. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

Larchmont Historical Society, Larchmont, N.Y. Spring house tour, 2004; "a century of homes." [Larchmont, N.Y., 2004]. Gift of Kate Kelly.

Lauer, Harvey. A history of the "Stone Gate" community in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.. Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., 2002. Gift of the author.

MacDougall, William L. American Revolutionary; a biography of General Alexander McDougall.. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1977. Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

Mead, William, editor. Meads of Mead Street; family histories. [Waccabuc, N.Y.], Mead Memorial Chapel, Inc., 2004. Gift of the editor.

Mellor Engine & Hose Company No. 3, Inc., Port Chester, N.Y. 40th annual convention, Westchester County Volunteer Firemen's Association, Sept. 16-18, 1993, hosted by Mellor Engine & Hose Company…. [Port Chester, N.Y., 1993]. Gift of Tim Ryan.

Mollo, John. Uniforms of the American Revolution, in color. New York, Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1975. Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

New Rochelle, N.Y. Data and photographs made by the New York State Dept. of Public Works prior to removal of graves in Allaire and Huguenot cemeteries for construction of the New York State Thruway. [New Rochelle, N.Y., 1954]. 2v. Gift of Larchmont Chapter, DAR.

Ossining Fire Department, Ossining, N.Y. The Ossining Volunteer Fire Department welcomes you to the 112th Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association Convention, June 20-23, 2001. [Ossining, N.Y., 2001[. Gift of Tim Ryan.

Peekskill Military Academy, 1833-1958. [Peekskill, N.Y., 1958?]. Gift of Mrs. Wilbur D. Lockwood, Jr., Provo, Utah.

Pelham Fire Department, Pelham, N.Y. 100th anniversary, 1893-1993. [Pelham, N.Y., 1993]. Gift of Blake Bell.

Randall, Kathleen. Profile: Stephen Tilly, architect; imagination and restoration on the Hudson. In Traditional Building, Nov./Dec. 2003, pp.6-9. Gift of Stephen Tilly.

Remington, Gordon L. New York State probate records; a genealogist's guide to testate and intestate records. Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. Gift of Elizabeth Fuller.

Repton School, Tarrytown, N.Y. Repton School, a country day school for young boys, Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson, New York. [Tarrytown, N.Y.], no date. Reprint of original pamphlet. Gift of Ed Murphy, Yuma, AZ.

St. John's School Alumni Association, White Plains, N.Y. Yearbook, 1913. Gift of Patricia Altieri, Lake Ariel, PA.

Scheer, George F. Rebels and redcoats. Cleveland, Ohio, World Publishing Company, 1957. Gift of Moncrieff Spear.

Somers is our home town; [a history of Somers by third graders at Primrose School]. Somers, N.Y., 1976. Gift of Scarsdale Historical Society.

Stewart, Cameron Ralph. Genealogical classification by family group coding for descent from common ancestors; [families include Stewart, McMaster, Sarles, Sharrard, Badgerow and others]. Long Beach, Cal., 1986. 2v. Gift of the author.

Sypher, Francis J., Jr. New York State Society of the Cincinnati; biographies of original members and other Continental officers. Fishkill, N.Y., New York State Society of the Cincinnati, 2004. Gift of George Boyd V.

Tilly, Stephen. Manual of historic house styles and materials; Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District, New Rochelle, New York. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., 2003. Gift of the author.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Federal census of New York State, 1860; index. Ronald Vern Jackson, editor. Salt Lake City, Utah, Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1988. 2v. of 3 published. Gift of Laura LeBarron.

Ward, Azuba Ruth. The Laing family; descendants of John Laing of Wilton, Saratoga County…. Lexington, Ky., 1990. Gift of Gray Williams.

White Plains High School, White Plains, N.Y. The Oracle [yearbook], 1914 and 1915 editions. Gift of Patricia Altieri, Lake Ariel, PA.

White Plans High School, White Plains, N.Y. The Orange [literary magazine], Sept./Oct. 1913-May/June 1915 issues. Gift of Patricia Altieri, Lake Ariel, PA.

Yasinsac, Rob. Briarcliff Lodge. Charleston, SC, Arcadia Publishing, 2004. (Images of America) Gift of the author.


Gifts of other materials:

Four manuscript deeds relating to the Hoyt, Bouton and Mead families, dated 1804-1856. Gift of Judith and Richard Webb, Pound Ridge.

Manuscript letter from Iving S. Cobbs, Ossining, N.Y., to Edward I. Wade, Chicago. Not Dated. Gift of Janet Elmiger, White Plains.

Liberty Lines ticket book and manuscript letter, 1979. Gift of John Reilly, Newburgh, N.Y..

Photograph of St. Peter's Church, Van Cortlandtville. Gift of Bill Donival, Belleville, NJ.

21 Stack family photographs and manuscript letter from Valentine Hodgson, White Plains, 1913, to Mrs. Ella Stack, relating to Stack family. Gift of Patricia Altieri, Lake Ariel, PA.

Construction specifications for North Salem Central School, 1916. Gift of Dodge Chamberlin Luzine Weber Associates, East Greenbush, N.Y.


Purchases:

Blumenthal, Ralph. Miracle at Sing Sing; how one man transformed the lives of America's most dangerous prisoners. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2004.

Cary, Harold. Build a home-save a third; the story of Collier's house [in Croton, N.Y.]. From plans by Ernest Flagg, architect; sketches by Warren S. Matthews. New York, Reynolds Publishing Company, Inc., 1924.

Dougherty, Frank J. Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York … volume VII - Hunter to Leavens. Pleasant Valley, N.Y., 2003.

Get acquainted, 1923; [a classified directory for Yonkers, N.Y. businesses]. [Yonkers, N.Y., 1923].

Harbaugh, T. C. Washington's young spy; or, Outwitting General Howe. New York, Street & Smith, Publishers, 1904. (Boys of Liberty Library, no. 29)

Home-a-graph; Westchester and Connecticut guide. [New York?], 1937.

Jasper F. Cropsey, 1823-1900-a retrospective view of America's painter of Autumn; an Exhibition … Feb.2-March 3, 1968 [at the] University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, Maryland. [College Park, Md., 1968].

LaPlante, Eve. American Jezebel; the uncommon life of Anne Hutchinson, the woman who defied the Puritans. New York, HarperSan Francisco, 2004.

Life, Susan J. LaMonte. "Beloved"; talks given by Susan J. Life at Rye Seminary Association meetings, 1916-1931. [Rye, N.Y., Rye Seminary Association, 1939].

New York Telephone Company. Westchester Putnam telephone directory, 1970. [New York, 1970].

New York Telephone Company. Westchester telephone directory, summer 1931. [New York], 1931. Also 1933, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1940/41, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1951/52, 1952, 1955 and 1956/57 editions.

Nicholson, Stuart. Ella Fitzgerald; a biography of the first lady of jazz. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993 (1st American edition, 1994).

Polk's Port Chester (New York) directory, v.11, 1928/9, including East Port Chester and Rye. New York, R.L. Polk & Co., Inc., 1928.

South Salem Library, South Salem, N.Y. Catalogue … supplement one. South Salem, N.Y., 1912.

Spies, Francis Ferdinand. Inscriptions copied from gravestones in Yonkers, N.Y.; Oakland Cemetery, arranged with genealogical notes. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 1925.

Spies, Francis Ferdinand. Inscriptions copied from the gravestones in St. John's Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y., copied and arranged with genealogical and historical notes. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 1925.

Spies, Francis Ferdinand. Inscriptions from graveyards in Yonkers and Inwood, N.Y.; St. John's Churchyard, Colonial Heights, Tuckahoe; Rich family yard; Asbury M.E. Churchyard, Crestwood; Dyckman family plot, Inwood. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 1925.

Truesdale Lake Club, South Salem, N.Y. By-laws and rules…. [South Salem, N.Y.], 1931.