Manuscripts

The Emory Payson and Jean Wilcox Tuttle Estate Collection

Schooner “John Crockford” abandoned in ice on the Long Island Sound, three miles off of Old Field Point, New York, February 4, 1904.Photograph by Byron W. Hallock. Left to right: Captain Vincent Hallock, Captain Charles Hallock, Captain John Terrell, Frank Howell, Captain Gilbert Hutchinson, James B. Gurbey, Captain A. Morse

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John Twist Screenplay: The Great Man Votes

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleJohn Twist Screenplay:The Great Man Votes Collection NumberSC 101/13 OCLC Number122640879 Creator John Twist, 1898-1976 Provenance Under review Extent,Scope, and Content Note Mimeographed manuscript of The Great Man Votes by John Twist. RKO Radio Pictures. Screenplay from a story by Gordon Malherbe Hillman. This manuscript was a presentation copy to Whitney

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Union Free School District No.5, Levittown, New York Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleUnion Free School District No.5, Levittown, New York Collection Collection NumberSC 235 OCLC Number122519651 Creator Various Provenance Donated by Jerome Levitan. Extent,Scope, and Content Note The collection is comprised of 10 linear inches of papers and files collected by Jerome Levitan related to the Union Free School District No.5, Levittown between 1952

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United Farm Workers Union Controversy Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleUnited Farm Workers Union Controversy  Collection NumberSC 145 OCLC Number1268532041 CreatorVarious Provenance  Donated by Joseph G. Sheldlock in 1976. Extent, Scope, and Content NoteA collection of pamphlets, booklets, and documents including materials related to the United Farm Workers and E & J Gallo Winery from the mid-1970s. 5 linear in. Arrangement

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Richard Vetere Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleRichard Vetere Collection Collection NumberSC 375 OCLC NumberIn-process Creator Richard Vetere, 1952- Provenance Donated by Richard Vetere in January 2004. Extent,Scope, and Content Note The Richard Vetere Collection is comprised of approximately 12.5 cubic ft. of Vetere’s published and unpublished manuscripts, screenplays, plays, and poetry; notebooks; correspondence; and memoranda. Arrangement and Processing NoteProcessed by Special Collections

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United States Pamphlet Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleUnited States Pamphlet Collection Collection NumberSC 129 OCLC NumberIn-process CreatorVarious Provenance Under review Extent, Scope, and Content NoteA collection of Socialist, Marxist, Communist and assorted pamphlets produced in the United States between 1779 and 1976. Arrangement and Processing NoteProcessing completed by Special Collections and University Archives. Finding aid updated and revised

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Barbara Ferris Van Liew Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleBarbara Ferris Van Liew Collection Collection NumberSC 367 OCLC Number1030961805 Creator Barbara Ferris Van Liew, 1910-2005 Provenance Donated by Barbara Ferris Van Liew in April 2002. Extent,Scope, and Content Note The Barbara Ferris Van Liew Collection is comprised of approximately 2.5 linear ft. of Van Liew’s research notes, files, books, and a set

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Kenneth H. Verzyl Collection

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION     TitleKenneth H. Verzyl Collection Collection NumberSC 253 OCLC Number122611044 Creator Kenneth H. Verzyl, 1922-1978 Provenance Gift of Kenneth H. Verzyl in 1977. Extent,Scope, and Content Note Date: 19.4 cubic ft. Extent: 1969-1976Abstract: Village trustee, 1969, and mayor of the Village of Asharoken, 1970-1976, Town of Huntington, Suffolk County (New York). Administrative papers. Arrangement and

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George Washington Autographed Signed Letter: September 24, 1779

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION VIEW THIS LETTERThis letter can be viewed online at: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15281coll35/id/544/rec/23 TitleGeorge Washington Autographed Signed Letter: September 24, 1779 Collection NumberSC 402 OCLC Number70259654 CreatorGeorge Washington, 1732-1799 Provenance Stony Brook University acquired this secret wartime letter authored by General George Washington to his chief spy at Christie’s (auction) in Manhattan

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George Washington Autographed Signed Letter: September 16, 1780

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION VIEW THIS LETTERThis letter can be viewed online at: https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15281coll35/id/493/rec/16 TitleGeorge Washington Autographed Signed Letter: September 16, 1780 Collection NumberSC 429 OCLC Number387723917 CreatorGeorge Washington, 1732-1799 Provenance Stony Brook University acquired this secret wartime letter authored by General George Washington to his chief spy at Christie’s (auction) in Manhattan

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