Found 27 collections related to Autograph albums

New York Public Library. Library School
New York Public Library Archives | MssArc 5066
Administrative records of a Library School operated at The New York Public Library from 1911-1926.
Duyckinck family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 873
32.7 linear feet (82 boxes, 60 volumes, 2 oversized folders)
Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816-1878) and his brother George Long Duyckinck (1823-1863) were biographers, editors of The Literary World between 1848 and 1853, and editors and publishers of the Cyclopedia of American... more
Merwin, Mary E
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1975
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
Mary E. Merwin kept this commonplace book, in which she copied poetry and prose, from 1865 through 1881
Epstein, Sarah
Billy Rose Theatre Division | 8MWEZ 28307
3 v. (1 small box)
Sarah Epstein graduated from high school in 1936, and gathered the bulk of these autographs in the three years which followed. Three hardbound autograph albums, each measuring 15 x 10.5 cm., each bearing the word AUTOGRAPHS embossed on its cover.... more
Sayre family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18146
.42 linear feet (1 box)
Family correspondence of descendants of Revolutionary War officer Maj. Pierson Sayre (1761-1852). Most numerous are letters, 1943-1946, from Marine Dobbs to Anna Roberta "Bertie" Vergin Ellis concerning their family. Also included are some 19th... more
Pastor, Tony, 1837-1908
Billy Rose Theatre Division | 8-MWEZ + 26,103
1 v. (1 box)
Tony Pastor was a central figure in the establishment and development of vaudeville in America. Nicknamed "The Dean of Vaudeville," Tony Pastor was a former actor who opened his first variety theater in New York in 1865, and his second in 1881. He... more
Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 973
4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Benjamin J. Falk (1853-1925) was an American photographer active in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Collection consists of Falk's record books and autograph album. Record books, 1881-1917, contain information about his... more
Behm, Charles F. W., 1813-1882
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 247
.1 linear feet (1 box)
Charles F.W. Behm (1813-1882) was a German-born merchant sea captain who served as a U.S. Navy officer during the Civil War. Collection consists of correspondence, naval orders, report, autograph album, photograph, and memorabilia of Charles F.W.... more
Maxim, Hudson, 1853-1927
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1918
38 linear feet (81 boxes)
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and explosives expert. He worked as a consultant for the Du Pont Company from 1897 to 1927 and wrote books on explosives and literary and political matters. Collection consists... more
Lebzeltern family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1712
3.8 linear feet (8 boxes)
Baron Edward de Lebzeltern-Collenbach was a member of the aristocratic Lebzeltern family of the Austrian Empire. His father, Francis, and uncle Louis were associates of Prince Metternich. Edward entered the diplomatic service in 1835 in London and... more
Klefeker family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18168
3 linear feet (7 boxes)
The collection contains correspondence among members of the Klefeker and Saxer familes in Germany and the United States, 1844-1906, family photographs, autograph albums, and other memorabilia. Nearly all of the materials in the collection are... more
Szendi, Lajos
Music Division | JOB 06-7
1 v, 19 cm; 1 v, 19 cm
The Lajos Szendi autograph album contains primarily autograph signatures of musicians. Some of the autographs have been written directly onto the leaves of the album, while others have been pasted in from scraps of paper, visiting cards, and other... more
Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3259
3.5 linear feet (9 boxes)
William Greenleaf Webster (1805-1869), an American editor and publisher, was the son of lexicographer Noah Webster. He participated in the editing, publication and sale of his father's dictionaries and other books. Collection consists of... more
Bumbala, W. J
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 426
1.5 linear feet (1 v.); 1 microfilm reel
W.J. Bumbala was a radio engineer for an electrical equipment company in Phoenix, Arizona. During World War I he was interned in the U.S. as a German enemy alien. Autograph album which Bumbala kept during his internment at Fort Douglas, Utah... more
Theatre-by-the Sea (Matunuck, R.I.)
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1996-042
1 volume, 21 cm x 29 cm; 1 volume, 21 cm x 29 cm
This summer theater was founded in 1933. In the 1956 and 1957 seasons reflected here, the theater was run by Donald Wolin and Harold L. Schiff. The guest book, arranged by production, is signed by the actors and staff and includes addresses and... more
Leslie, Elsie, 1881-1966
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1978-004
2.8 linear feet (4 boxes)
Child actress, best known for playing the title roles in the original LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (1888-1889) and THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, Elsie Leslie returned to the stage as a young adult to star in THE RIVALS (1898) and other plays. Born Elsie... more
Roberts, Ellis H. (Ellis Henry), 1827-1918
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2418
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
This album, created by state assembly member Ellis H. Robert (1827-1918), contains portraits and signatures of members of the New York State legislature, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other state officials of 1867. The volume also contains a... more
Bowen, L.E
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2209
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Autograph album containing autographs of various members of the New York State Legislature, as well as autographs from other state officers. The volume was created by [L. E.] Bowen, of Hornellsville, New York, in 1854
New York (State). Legislature
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18712
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Autograph album containing signatures of members of the New York legislature for 1864. The volume also contains signatures of members of the Electoral College, which met in Albany on December 7, 1864, to elect a president and a vice president.... more
Haring, James S
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1316
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
These autograph albums, created by James S. Haring of the Rockland County Assembly, contains autographs and some portraits of members of the New York legislature (3 volumes in one slipcase). These volumes also contain a few letters from New York... more
Hamlin, George, 1869-1923
Music Division | JPB 87-34
3.86 linear feet (10 boxes)
George Hamlin (1868-1923) was an American tenor. His daughter, Anna (1900-1988), was a soprano and voice instructor. The George and Anna Hamlin papers, dating from 1868 to 1983, document the careers of both vocalists through clippings, diaries,... more
Potter, Maud
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2475
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
A commonplace book kept mostly in Saratoga Springs, New York, by Maud Potter. Consists mainly of autographs and inscriptions from family and friends, as well as poetry and one drawing in ink
Carman, Louis D. (Louis Dale), 1860-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24467
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Louis D. Carman (1860-1936) was a medical examiner in the United States Bureau of Pensions and a collector of Lincolniana. His father, Ezra Ayer Carman, was a Civil War officer. The Louis D. Carman collection dates from 1828 to 1923 and consists... more
Beers, Sarah Yardley, 1876-1946
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24818
1.35 linear feet (2 boxes, 3 volumes, 1 oversize folder)
Sarah Yardley Beers (1876-1946) was the great-niece of abolitionist James Miller McKim (1810-1874) and his wife Sarah A. McKim (1813-1891). Born in North Carolina, Sarah McKim Yardley was the daughter of Ellen Mulvany (1843-1924) of Millersville,... more
Herman, Mary Ann
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 334
.42 linear feet (1 box)
Michael Herman (1911-1996) and his wife, Mary Ann Herman (d.1992), were American folk dance teachers and authorities on folk dance. The collection dates from 1936 to 1956 and holds four items: Mary Ann Herman’s diary; a notebook belonging to... more
Cowen, Henry P.
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2014-167
.2 linear feet (1 volume)
The Henry P. Cowen scrapbook of autographs contains signatures of theater professionals, mostly actors, dating from 1926 to 1927. Most of the autographs are on blank cards, but some of the people responding to Cowen's requests for autographs sent... more
Thoreau, Henry David
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Highlights of the collection include an important portion of the "Ktaadn" section of The Maine Woods; "Nature and Bird Notes, " a journal kept by Henry, John and Sophia Thoreau with leaves, grass and wild flowers laid in; and Thoreau's famous... more
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