Items in New York Heritage are organized into collections, which provide additional context for understanding their significance and meaning.
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Half Hollow Hills Historic MelvilleHalf Hollow Hills Community LibraryHistoric photographs of Melville, NY. |
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Half Hollow Hills Library HistoryHalf Hollow Hills Community LibraryBoard meeting minutes, letters, and photographs of Half Hollow Hills Library. |
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Halleran Family CollectionJericho Public LibraryImages from members of the Halleran family of Jericho, NY |
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Hamilton Public Library Postcard CollectionHamilton Public LibraryThe postcards in this collection depict various buildings and street views around the village of Hamilton, NY. |
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Hamilton-Burr Duel CollectionFenimore Art MuseumCorrespondence between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr and their seconds before the historic duel. The exchange of letters by the four participants -- Burr, Hamilton, Van Ness, and Pendleton -- preceding the duel took place from June 18 - July 9, 1804. Further correspondence and statements made after the duel, from July 11, 1804 Mar. 5, 1805, by Burr, Van Ness, and Pendleton are also included in the collection. Included among them are eye-witness accounts of the duel by Van Ness and Pendleton, the only living witnesses of the duel besides Burr himself. |