Library and Archives Collections
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This 1777 French-English Dictionary by the famous Huguenot author Abel Boyer is one of the items in the Schoonmaker Library Reference Collection |
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General
Description
Historic
Huguenot Street actively collects and maintains primary
and secondary source materials, in any format that it
can sufficiently care for, that help us achieve our mission
to preserve and interpret the history of the Huguenot,
Dutch and allied families who settled New Paltz and surrounding
or related communities. Within its holdings are approximately
2,500 titles of published and unpublished works on Huguenot
and local history and genealogy, 200 cubic feet of archival
and manuscript materials, and 100 cubic feet of Historic
Huguenot Street's own organizational records and memorabilia. The
collections consist chiefly of print and photographic
materials from New Paltz and surrounding and related communities
dating from the seventeenth — twentieth century, with
a concentration of collections on seventeenth - nineteenth
century materials. Major collecting areas are personal
and family papers and memorabilia, photographs, rare books
and historic Bibles, miscellaneous institutional records,
genealogical research materials; maps and architectural
drawings, Colonial and Federal era newspapers; and other
miscellaneous materials. The
Library and Archives is open by appointment to Historic Huguenot Street
members and the general public free of charge. General information about the
Library and Archives
Reference Library
Approximately 2,500 titles, 6,000 volumes
The Reference Library collects and maintains secondary
source materials concerning the history of New Paltz and
the Hudson Valley region, and of Huguenots more generally.
The collection consists of scholarly and non-scholarly
monographs, dissertations, journals, and reports; compilations
of demographic and genealogical source materials; published
and unpublished genealogies and charts; historical and
genealogical subject files, and microforms. The Library
also collects published works of individuals from the
staff, board and membership of Historic Huguenot Street. HHS
Genealogy File includes folders with materials
relating to over 1,000 families. Follow this link
to view a list of these families and to learn how to order
photocopies from this collection.
 Special Collections
(1582-1989).
Approximately 200 cubic feet
Stored in the archives are collections of personal and
family papers and institutional records created or kept
by individuals, families, and churches, schools and other
organizations of southern Ulster County and surrounding
areas. Localities chiefly represented include specifically
the towns of New Paltz, Gardiner, Plattekill, Rochester,
Shawangunk, Esopus, Marbletown, the City of Kingston,
and the City of Newburgh, Orange County, although other
localities are also mentioned. The concentration of materials
is on the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Also
housed in the special collections are several artificial
collections that were created at the repository for specific
research use. Materials stored in the artificial collections
include Bibles and rare books, maps, genealogy collections,
photographs, newspapers, account books, recipe books,
ciphering books, and broadsides.
HHS Corporate Records
(1894-present). Approximately 100 cubic feet
Also stored in the archives are records relating the official
business activities of Historic Huguenot Street (formerly known as the Huguenot Historical Society), HHS member family associations and other
affiliated organizations. The records span the entire
history of HHS and its predecessor institution, The Huguenot,
Patriotic, Historical, and Monumental Society, which was
founded in 1894. Records include minutes, reports, correspondence,
financial and legal records, subject files, project files,
personnel files, architectural drawings and research files,
scrapbooks, and photographs. Some inventories and box-level
descriptions are available at the repository. Access to
HHS corporate records is generally limited to
HHS staff and board members. All other researchers
interested in gaining access to these records must send
a letter of intent to Leslie LeFevre-Stratton, Curator of Collections. |
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