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Bolton Hall (1854-1938) was an American lawyer and author. He prepared the expurgated text of the King James version of the Bible (called The Living Bible) in addition to writing and speaking on topics such as social reform and political economy. He was a founder of the Longshoremen's Union and the New York Tax Reform Association, was a disciple of Henry George, and an advocate of the single tax and model tenement housing. Collection contains Hall's writings, correspondence, personal papers, and scrapbooks. Papers consist primarily of his writings, both fiction and non-fiction, on various subjects and include typescripts, galley proofs, articles, and speeches. Also, correspondence, 1895-1938, writings of others, miscellaneous personal papers, and Hall's scrapbooks. less

The Van Schaick family descended from trader, processor, and landholder Goosen Gerritse Van Schaick. Van Schaick came to New Netherland and settled in Albany and Beverwyck, New York, during the 1630s. The Van Schaick family indentures, bonds, and other material, date from 1771 to the 1990s and were collected and compiled by Cynthia Sherar, a descendant of Gosen Van Schaick. The genealogical collection records the various economic transactions between Sherar's ancestors, local families, and business entities. less