2005 Acquisitions
Gifts | Purchases | Past Years

Andrews, David T. Built upon a rock; the first 100 years of Christ Church, Bronxville, New York. [2004]. Gift of Patricia Owen and Elizabeth Folberth.

Ardsley, N.Y. Village of Ardsley diamond jubilee celebration. 1971. Gift of Dutchess County Historical Society.

Berman, Patricia G. Danish paintings of the nineteenth century from the collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr.; [exhibition at the] Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, March 19-June 19, 2005…. [2005]. Gift of John L. Loeb, Jr.

Blue Books, Inc., Irvington, N.Y. 1996 Tarrytown & N. Tarrytown [telephone directory], including … Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Irvington. 1995. Gift of Elizabeth Fuller.

Boddie, David Leonard. We've come a long way together; the story of a drum corps [Charles W. Dickerson Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps, New Rochelle, N.Y.]. 1981. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Borelli, Stephen. How about that!; the life of Mel Allen. 2005. Gift of Liz Goldsmith.

Brantwood Hall School, Bronxville, N.Y. [Brochure. 1939]. Gift of Evelyn DiMargo.

Brantwood Hall School, Bronxville, N.Y. [Pictures of school buildings, etc.]. No date. Gift of Evelyn DiMargo.

Buechner, Thomas S. Norman Rockwell, artist and illustrator. [1970]. Gift of Susan Morison.

Christoffersen, Jens J. An antiquarian odyssey; random recollections of a life in bookselling. 1997. Gift of the author.

Citizens' Plan Committee, White Plains, N.Y. Citizens' Plan Committee approach to updating the 1997 comprehensive plan. 2004. Gift of Jack Harrington.

College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N.Y. College of New Rochelle buildings; main campus [and] metropolitan area campuses. [1992]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Inc., Bronxville, N.Y.
Community guide; directory of services for our community. [2004]. Gift of Patty Dohrenwend.

Cornell, Greta A , editor. Sparta letters, 1794-1829; … written and received by members of English families who settled in Sparta, New York. 2005. Gift of Ossining Historical Society Museum.

Corpus Christi Church, Port Chester, New York. 1975. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Davis High School, Mount Vernon, N.Y. Maroon and white; [yearbook], 1935. 1935. Gift of William Ketchum.

D'Ermes, Anthony J. West New Rochelle, N.Y.; an Italian journey. 2001. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Devane, (Brother) Austin D. History of the New Rochelle public schools, 1795-1952; a dissertation … at Columbia University. 1954. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Edwards, Samuel. Rebel!; a biography of Tom Paine. 1974. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Ellis, Doris. Janke Duedel (Yankee Doodle); [a novel of the Revolutionary War set in Westchester County]. Gift of the author.

Farragut, Loyall. The life of David Glasgow Farragut, first admiral of the United States Navy, embodying his journal and letters, by his son…. 1879. Gift of Judy Holzer.

Freehafer, Edward G. Huguenot Memorial Church in the town of Pelham; a centennial review. 1976. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Ghee, Joyce C. Eleanor Roosevelt; a Hudson Valley remembrance. 2005. Gift of Patty Dohrenwend.

Goff, Beth Twiggar. Understanding backwards; [a memoir of growing up in Ossining in the 1920s-1930s]. 1998. Gift of Dan Gartrell.

Goodwin, Maud Wilder. Dutch and English on the Hudson; a chronicle of colonial New York. 1920. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Harrison Public Library, Harrison, N.Y. Diamond jubilee; photo journal commemorating 75 years of service to the town of Harrison, 1905-1980. [1980]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Institutional African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Yonkers, N.Y. 121st anniversary; historical journal, 1860-1981. [1981]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Kellogg, Robert W. One man-two towns; the story of Henry W. Kellogg, South Salem-Katonah, New York, 1858-1934. 2005. Gift of the author.

Kennelly, Bryan L., Real Estate Auctioneer, New York, N.Y. Auction sale … Quaker Ridge … 1919. [1919]. Gift of Marjory Simon.

Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, N.Y. Centennial yearbook, 1880-1980. [1980]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Lavin, Michael J. Westchester County; protect and serve. [2001]. Gift of Westchester County Archives.

Leake & Watts Home, Yonkers, N.Y. Photograph album. Gift of Montgomery County Dept. of History and Archives.

Lewin, Louis C. A. History of the town of Rye, New York. 1960. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Directory and business guide, 1995. Also 1996 edition. Gift of Larry Auerbach.

Maps - Great central subdivision of Grand Park (no date) and Proposed roads around New Croton Dam, 1895. Gift of Dutchess County Historical Society.

Marcosson, Isaac F. Anaconda. 1957. Gift of Judy Holzer.

Military memoirs of Lt. Commander Fred Elmiger, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S.N.R. (Retired). 1998. Gift of Janet Elmiger.

Miner, Clarence E. The ratification of the Federal Constitution by the State of New York. 1921. Gift of Judy Holzer.

New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, N.Y. The Rochellean; [yearbook], 1929. 1929. Gift of William Ketchum.

New York (State). Dept. of Health. Vital statistics of New York State, 1980. [1981]. Gift of Judy Holzer.

Newspaper clipping files from Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Mamaroneck and White Plains, circa 1960s-1980s. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

North Castle school census records, 1875-1876. 2004. Gift of Judy Zelver.

North Castle school census records, 1902. 2004. Gift of Judy Zelver.

Oden, Gloria. Video presentation on Yonkers A.M.E. Zion Church. Gift of Ms. Oden.

Otis Elevator Company, Yonkers, N.Y. Otis residence elevators. No date. Gift of Gray and Marion Williams.

Painting - framed watercolor of Bedford Court House. Gift of Kenneth Lange.

Panettiere, Thomas V. Railroads over time; Metro-North's Hudson Line, Poughkeepsie to Oscawana. 2004. Gift of the author.

Payne, Alice. City Island; tales of the clam diggers. 1969. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Pelham Civic Association, Pelham, N.Y. Golden anniversary; celebrating 50 years of community service, 1939-1989. [1989] Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Photographs - Westchester Playhouse, Mount Kisco, circa 1930s Gift of Albert Eisberg.

Photographs - Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower campaign visits to Westchester County, 1960. Gift of Joseph Lamagna.

Photograph - Hendrik Hudson High School class trip to Washington, D.C., 1949. Gift of Leslie Leggett.

Photographs - a parade in White Plains and the Westchester County Airport, 1946. Gift of Margaret Bartley.

Pleasantville Civilian Defense Volunteer Office, Pleasantville, N.Y. The mail bag, final issue, 1943-1945; Pleasantville service record, World War II. 1946. Gift of Albert Eisberg.

Polk's New Rochelle city directory, 1964. 1964. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Popenoe, Oliver. Some descendants of William Taylor of Yorktown and Peekskill, N.Y. 2005. Gift of the compiler.

Port Chester, Rye, including Byram, directory, 1953. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Post cards - 70, of various Westchester locations. Gift of Herch Foodim.

Post cards - 106, of various Westchester locations. Gift of William Ketchum.

Rafftery, Patrick. The early cemeteries of lower Westchester County, 1684-1860. 2005. Gift of the author.

Repton School; a country day school for young boys, Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson, New York. No date (reprint, 2004). Gift of Ed Murphy.

Rye Fire Department, Rye, N.Y. 100th anniversary, 1886-1986. [1986]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Scarsdale Golf Club, Hartsdale, N.Y. Clippings, photographs, invitations, etc., relating to Holly Ball. Gift of Barbara McKinnon.

Schleifer, James T. The College of New Rochelle; an extraordinary story. 1994. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Shankman, Jacob Kestin. The history of Temple Israel of New Rochelle, New York. 1977. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Shiloh Baptist Church, New Rochelle, N.Y. The trilogy of Shiloh Baptist Church, 1899-1982. [1982]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Sypher, Francis J., Jr., editor. Minutes of coroner's proceedings, city and county of New York (John Burnet, Coroner), 1748-1758. 2004. Gift of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

[Telephone directory]; the Tarrytowns [and] Irvington. 1994. Gift of Elizabeth Fuller.

Towers, Iris. When the bough breaks; dependent children in Westchester County, New York, 1880-1014; a dissertation … City University of New York. 2005. Gift of the author.

Weiner, Barbara A. Wixon genealogy [updated draft]. 2005. Gift of the compiler.

Westchester County, N.Y. Board of Legislators Proceedings, 1970-1980. 4v. Gift of Frances Gibbs.

Westchester County Volunteer Fireman's Association. 12th annual convention and parade. 1965. Gift of Tim Ryan.

Westchester Federal Savings Bank, New Rochelle, N.Y. Meeting the challenge; the history of Westchester Federal Savings Bank, 1888-1985. [1986]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Woman's Club of New Rochelle, Inc., New Rochelle, N.Y. Seventy-fifth anniversary and president's day luncheon … 1987. 1987. Note: Includes history of the club, 1912-1987. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, N.Y. Seventy years of Wykagyl, 1898-1968. [1968]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.

Yonkers Chamber of Commerce, Yonkers, N.Y. 1981-82 membership directory and buyer's guide. [1981]. Gift of Gannett Suburban Newspapers.