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Special Collections to Participate in the 5th Annual Culper Spy Day

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Save the Date! Saturday, September 14, 2019 marks the 5th Annual Culper Spy Day.

Celebrate “Culper Spy Day: Our Revolutionary Story” with us. A collaboration of more than 25 local institutions and organizations, Culper Spy Day is an activity-filled day of community events highlighting the amazing history behind George Washington’s intelligence gathering ring. Special Collections, Melville Library, E-2320 will have on view its two George Washington letters from 10am to 12pm.

Please note: A ticket is required to access all participating venues. 

To purchase tickets and read about the day’s activities, please visit the website of the Three Village Historical Society.

Culper Spy Day in Special Collections on July 23, 2016.
Culper Spy Day in Special Collections on July 23, 2016.
Culper Spy Day in Special Collections on July 23, 2016.
Culper Spy Day in Special Collections on July 23, 2016.
"A Spy for General Washington," Rayhnam Hall Museum, 2006.
“A Spy for General Washington,” Rayhnam Hall Museum, 2006.
Letter, George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 1780
Letter, George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, 1780
Kristen Nyitray

Kristen Nyitray

Associate Librarian; Director, Special Collections and University Archives; and University Archivist at Stony Brook University Libraries
Contact her for research assistance with rare books, manuscript collections, historical maps, and SBU history. E-mail: kristen.nyitray@stonybrook.edu.
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