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- Creator
- Woodcock, Thomas Swann, 1805-1863
- Call number
- MssCol 3380
- Physical description
- .15 linear feet (1 v.)
- Preferred Citation
- Thomas Swann Woodcock journal, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Thomas Swann Woodcock (1805-1863) was an English-born steel engraver who was director of the Brooklyn Apprentices Library (now incorporated in the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences) in New York. Journal narrates Woodcock's travels in 1836 along the Hudson River in New York by various means of transportation. He describes the manners and customs of the people encountered and the scenery along the way. Volume contains photographs of Woodcock and etchings of the route he followed.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Wilgus, William J, 1937Using the collection
Location
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