Long Island Collection: Digitized Documents and Books   Tags: books, digital collection, early american history, ebooks e-books electronic_books etext, eresources, history, long island, primary sources, research, special collections, united states  

George Clinton (1793)

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James Jay (1808)

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Benjamin Tallmadge (1781)

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Nathaniel Woodhull (1776)

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19th Century American Carriages: Their Manufacture, Decoration, and Use.

Belle Terre: Home of the Belle Terre Club, Port Jefferson, Long Island.

Belle-Terre, “The Tuxedo of Long Island.”

Early Long Island: A Colonial Study.

The Evolution of Long Island: A Story of Land and Sea.

The Ferry Road on Long Island.

The Geology of Long Island, New York.

The History of the Town of Flatbush in Kings County, Long-Island.

Long Island Historical Journal.

Malverne, Long Island.

Our Colored Folks of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, N.Y.: A Study of the Conditions of the Colored Population in Twenty Communities and an Inventory of Resources for Work with Them.

Stone House at Gowanus, Scene of the Battle of Long Island.

Special Collections acquired two exciting American Revolutionary War-era letters authored by George Washington that document spy activities in Setauket, NY during 1779 and 1780. The letters were gifts of Dr. Henry Laufer and laid the foundation for the establishment of a Long Island Historic Documents Collection. The collection includes primary and secondary source material on the history of Long Island from the earliest settlers through the present, with a strong emphasis on the period of the American Revolution through the War of 1812 (1764-1812).

George Washington letter, September 24, 1779

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George Washington letter, September 26, 1780

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Long Island Postcard Collection

Special Collections and University Archives at Stony Brook University select, acquire, preserve and provide access to rare, valuable, and scarce primary and secondary materials  in a variety of formats in support of the educational and research endeavors of Stony Brook University's students, faculty, and staff.

The department also extends its services to researchers in the wider geographic region, nationally, and internationally.The collection includes: books, manuscripts, and maps dating from the 17th century; the University Archives; audio/visual materials;  and a digital repository. All are welcome to explore the library's unique collections. For more information about the collections, visit the department's website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/libspecial.

LibGuide by Kristen J. Nyitray: Associate Librarian; Head of Special Collections and University Archives; and University Archivist at Stony Brook University Libraries.