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SBU Receives Historical Collection Documenting the Founding of the Fire Island National Seashore

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Stony Brook University Libraries announce receiving the archive of the Citizen’s Committee for a Fire Island National Seashore. This grassroots campaign, led by Maurice Barbash and Irving Like in the 1960s, thwarted Robert Moses’ plan to build a highway through Fire Island, New York. The collection, donated by the Barbash family, is crucial to the history of the Fire Island National Seashore (FINS), which was established as a National Park Service unit on September 11, 1964. Learn more about the historical significance of the collection and the papers at Stony Brook University News.

Cathy Barbash (center) and Susan Barbash (far right) present to (left to right) Stony Brook University Special Collections members Kristen Nyitray, Lynn Toscano and Jamie Saragossi a collection of papers relating to the creation of the Fire Island National Seashore. Photo by John Griffin.
Cathy Barbash (center) and Susan Barbash (far right) present to (left to right) Stony Brook University Special Collections members Kristen Nyitray, Lynn Toscano and Jamie Saragossi a collection of papers relating to the creation of the Fire Island National Seashore. Photo by John Griffin.
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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