The Holland Society of New York collection

id
11866
origination
Holland Society of New York
date statement
1886-1961 [bulk 1886-1893]
key date
1886
identifier (local_mss)
188270
org unit
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
call number
AZ 25-1
b-number
b23646806
total components
10
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2025-06-12 13:12:56 UTC
updated
2025-06-12 13:13:22 UTC
status note
(missing)

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unitid
{"value"=>"188270", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"AZ 25-1", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b23646806", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1886-1961", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1886/1961"}
{"value"=>"1886-1893", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1886/1893"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"The Holland Society of New York collection"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Materials related to the Holland Society of New York, chiefly correspondence and menus associated with the Society's activities shortly after its founding in 1885."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Holland Society of New York", "type"=>"corpname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>The Holland Society of New York (HSNY) was founded in 1885 for members who prove a direct lineage to early Dutch settlers of the colony of New Netherlands, and the original Dutch colonizers of the island called Mannahatta by the Algonquin tribe of Lenni Lenape inhabitants. The Society continues to publish <span class=\"title\">de Halve Maen</span>, \"Magazine of the Dutch Colonial Period in America.\" A detailed history of the Society is provided on the NYHS current website, www.hollandsociety.org.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Arranged by year, the contents include correspondence, menus for Society dinners, directories of Officers, Committees, and Members, memorial announcements, and sheet music. Subject matter of the correspondence includes Society dinners, travel events, and annual meetings.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Unknown. Some papers are stamped \"Gansevoort-Lansing collection,\" referencing the 211 boxes of materials donated to NYPL by Victor Hugo Paltsis in 1919, and indicating a possible source for the collection. The 1919 NYPL Bulletin lists 1 \"volume\" donated to the library by the Holland Society in November of that year, but does not provide details.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Andy McCarthy</span> in <span class=\"date\">2025</span>.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Gansevoort-Lansing collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</p> <p>Scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the Holland Society of New York, George West Van Siden Coll., The New York Public Library.</p> <p>De Halve Maen, The Irma and Paul Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy, New York Public Library.</p>"}
date_start
1886
keydate
1886
date_end
1961
date_inclusive_start
1886
date_inclusive_end
1961
date_bulk_start
1886
date_bulk_end
1893
extent_statement
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"The Holland Society of New York collection, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library"}

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