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- Creator
- Battle, George Gordon, 1868-
- Call number
- MssCol 1926
- Physical description
- .84 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Mayor's Independence Day committee records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Committee appointed by John P. Mitchel, mayor of New York City, to plan Fourth of July celebrations. Records consist mainly of letters to chairman George Gordon Battle from prominent persons accepting or declining membership on the committee. Also includes minutes from select meetings, lists of members and contributors, and memorabilia. The committee was also known as the New York City Fourth of July Committee
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328