This collection consists of The Grand Canal Journey: A Voyage Through New York’s Canal System with the Lois McClure; The Flats, a publication of the Seneca Falls Historical Society; Four Welland Canals, the St. Lawrence Seaway Canal Communities, by John N. Jackson; The Story of New York State Canals: Historical and Commercial Information, by Roy G.
Henry Nielson Brush was born March 12, 1810 in New York City. He was educated at Columbia College, moving to the town of Moira, Franklin County, New York where he owned two large farms, a stone grist-mill and a sawmill. He was the founder of Brush Mills, which today is called Brushton. He married Juanilla Marie de Jouve of Cuba in 1831. Henry was an active member of the Whig party and was postmaster for several years. Brush died November 2, 1872 in Brushton. This collection consists of correspondence, deeds, land contracts, financial records and their wills.
Jacob Jennings Brown founded the village of Brownville NY. After outstanding service during the War of 1812, he was made general-in-chief of the army, a position he held until his death. His son-in-law Edmond Kirby also had a distinguished army career. He also was active in founding a number of businesses in and around Brownville, including the Jefferson Woolen Mill in Dexter. The collection consists of both personal and business correspondence of Jacob Jennings Brown, his son-in-law Edmond Kirby, and their families.
On September 11, 2001 radical Muslim terrorists under the direction of terror leader Osama bin Laden hijacked four commercial jets and flew them into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The 4th crashed in rural Pennsylvania. Over 2,700 people were killed. Part of the U.S. Government response to the attacks was to launch a military operation in Afghanistan in an effort to root out al-Qaeida terrorists and the Taliban. Operation Enduring Freedom was launched on October 7, 2001 by the U.S., Great Britain and anti-terrorist fighters in Afghanistan.
Harold C. Bohn was a member of the English dept. at Montclair State College in the 1940's through the 1960's. Collection contains clippings, playbills and epherera related to productions of the plays of William Shakespeare. Clippings and ephemera are organized by play and the plays are alphabetized. Also includes thesis and typescript on teaching Shakespeare in secondary school.
Benjamin Clark settled in Malone, NY in 1815. He had three sons and one daughter; his son's names were Samuel S., Benjamin W. and Charles. Clark was the first judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1825-1828. In 1819 he was appointed to a building committee to raise funds to build a fireproof clerks office. He also served as Superintendent of the Poor in 1830. From approximately 1826-1851 he and Jacob Wead were one of the principal merchants in Malone owning Clark & Wead, which after Wead's retirement became Benjamin Clark & Sons.
According to the family history, written by Alvira Robinson and edited and submitted with the collection by Sarah Robinson, the family came from Vermont by way of the Paradise Road. They settled near Brockville, but moved to Canton at the time of the War of 1812 to avoid fighting. By the time of the Civil War, they had moved to Russell. Alvah and Enos Beach of Russell, NY, and their brother-in-law David Robinson fought for the Union.
Basil Watson (1919-1970) a native of Madrid, NY served in the United States Army from October of 1940 to January of 1946 in Company 2nd Battalion 358th Infantry. While in the military Basil held 3 ranks from Private, Private First Class, and Technical Sergeant. His last rank in the military was Administrative N.C.O.: Basil was assigned to a military police unit and worked in Provost Marshall Office of the 3rd Army. Mr. Watson supervised 5 men and was responsible of office handlings such as prisoner of war camps, civilian internment camps and displaced persons.
Manley wrote several books and articles on Canton-born artist Frederic Remington, so a large portion of the collection consists of correspondence, notes, and manuscripts related to Remington. Manley also wrote a history of the Stillwater Club and did research on other Canton topics, including the history of St. Lawrence University, of which he was a loyal alumnus. Notes for these articles also appear in the collection as well as the manuscripts of two autobiographical pieces.
Aspen was conceived and edited by Phyllis Johnson, an advertising executive who came up with the name for the magazine while on vacation in Aspen, Colorado. Only 10 issues of Aspen were published, sporadically, between 1965 and 1971. The magazine featured articles and multi-media content, and was designed by, many of the period’s top popular artists. Names like Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, John Lennon, Marcel Duchamp, and David Hockney were associated with Aspen.