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Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences/Bronx Society of Science and Letters Records

Information, Description, and Finding Aid

Collection Information

Reference: MS-BSAS

Dates: 1905–1993

Extent: 2 linear ft. across 2 archival boxes

Finding Aid Information

Creator(s): Steven Payne, Ph.D., Librarian and Archivist

Date created/updated: May 5, 2020

Administrative History

The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, which was reincorporated as The Bronx Society of Science and Letters in 1974, began during discussions concerning the founding of the Bronx Free Library held in 1900–1901. The Free Library was ended when the Tremont Branch of the New York Public Library was established. At one of the final board meetings of the Free Library, however, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences was proposed. Five days later, the Society was established in a separate, larger meeting. It was originally named The Bronx Society of Arts, Sciences, and History, though this longer name only stuck for a few years.

For approximately the next fifty years, the Society fulfilled its purpose of developing and encouraging the study of arts and sciences in the borough through the dissemination of information in lectures, exhibitions, meetings, addresses, and classes. Of particular interest to members of the society were the history, national features, and people of The Bronx. The Society was heavily involved in arranging the city’s purchase of Poe Cottage, a former Bronx domicile of the poet Edgar Allan Poe, and restored and refurbished the house after it came into the Society’s custody in 1913.

By 1950, the Society’s membership was in decline, and it reached and agreement with the Bronx Board of Trade to oversee its reorganization and lead a membership drive. The agreement was both short-lived and unsuccessful.

In 1974, the Society was revived under the leadership of Dr. William C. Woolfson and soon thereafter changed its name to The Bronx Society of Science and Letters. Within a year, however, the newly constituted Bronx Society of Science and Letters became embroiled in a battle with The Bronx County Historical Society over guardianship of Poe Cottage, a battle the Historical Society eventually won. Poe Cottage has been administered by The Bronx County Historical Society since 1976 under a license agreement with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Description/Scope and Content

The collection documents the history and activities of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences/The Bronx Society of Science and Letters. Materials include correspondence, minutes (1905–1912 and 1932–1949), printed transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (c. 1906–1919), lecture programs (1930s–1940s), financial records, and as well as documents from The Bronx Society of Science Letters (1974–1993).

The collection is divided into the following three series:

1) Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (BSAS) Correspondence, Documents, Publications and Reports: which contains correspondence, minutes (1905–1912 and 1932–1949), printed transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (c. 1906–1919), lecture programs (1930s–1940s) and Poe Cottage Documents.

2) Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (BSAS) Bank Statements and Minute Books: General Files, which contains bank statements, minute books, membership documents.

3) The Bronx Society of Science and Letters (BSSL): which contains general correspondence and documents.

Provenance

Materials in the BSAS Collection appear to have come from multiple sources, though explicit documentation is lacking. The earliest records seem to have been transferred to the Bronx Board of Trade and were likely entrusted to The Bronx County Historical Society upon the donation of records from that organization. A smaller portion of the BSAS Collection, covering 1974–1993 (after the organization was reorganized under the new name), was evidently gathered by Gary Hermalyn, Lloyd Ultan, and other members or agents of The Bronx County Historical Society.

Preferred Citation

[Item name or description,] Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences Records, box _, folder _, The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.

Points of Access

  • Businesses -- A. J. LePage, Manufacturers Trust Company -- Bronx Board of Trade -- Charles Krayer & Son Painters and Decorators -- Benjamin Franklin Hotel (Philadelphia) -- Mystery Writers of America
  • Individuals -- Ackerman, Gunther K. -- Brunn, Amie -- Carnegie, Louise W. -- d’Olivera Jackowska, Suzanne --Dickey, Charles D.  -- Dietz, F. Meredith -- Edwards, George Frederick -- Fiencke, Edward R. K. -- Gallatin Childe, Alberta -- Darcy, Donald -- Carr, John Dickson -- Gavin Traylor, Mary -- Hughes, Stevens -- Krayer, Anthony -- Korndorfer, Raymond L. -- Latham, William H. -- Mabbott, Thomas Ollive -- Mollenauer, Laura J. -- Moses, Robert -- Paul, Charles -- Pelham Bolton, Reginald -- Sherry, James A. -- Sleeper, William H. Jr. -- Stoughton, Arthur A. -- Thomas, Edward -- Tozzi, Thomas V. -- Valentine, Carleton -- Vanamee, William -- Waites, H. E. -- White, S. M. -- Woolfson, Dr. William C. 
  • Landmarks (Bronx) -- Edgar Allan Poe Cottage -- The Edgar Allan Poe Shrine -- Edward Hagaman Hall -- New York University Hall of Fame
  • Libraries -- Bronx Free Library -- Tremont Branch, NYPL --
  • Neighborhoods (The Bronx, New York, NY)
  • Newspapers -- Southern Literary Messenger
  • NYC Agencies -- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Organizations -- All American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society

Related Collections

  1. Bronx Board of Trade records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  2. Bronx Council on the Arts records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  3. Bronx County Historical Society records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  4. Bronx Library Association records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  5. Bronx Museum of the Arts records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  6. Bronx Old Timers Association records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
  7. Urban League, Bronx Branch records. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.

Series

Series Title Box Folders/Items
1 Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (BSAS) Correspondence, Documents, Publications and Reports 1 1-24
2 Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (BSAS) Bank Statements and Minute Books 2 1-10
3 The Bronx Society of Science and Letters 2 11-12

Container List

Series 1: Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (BSAS) Correspondence, Documents, Publications and Reports

Box

Folder

Contents

Year
1 1

Annual Meeting Secretary’s Reports:

  1. Annual Meeting Secretary’s Report, 1946, 2 pp.
  2. Annual Meeting Secretary’s Report, 1946, hand-written manuscript, 2 pp.
  3. Annual Meeting Secretary’s Report, 1947, 1 p.
  4. Annual Meeting Secretary’s Report, 1947, 1 p.
  5. Annual Meeting Secretary’s Report, 1949, 1 p.
  6. Annual Meeting Secretary’s Report, 1951, 2 pp.
  7. Annual Meeting Secretary’s Report, 1952, 2 pp.
 1946-1952
1 2

Board of Trustees documents:

  1. Minutes, May 15, 1919, 2 pp.
  2. Minutes, May 15, 1919, 2 pp.
  3. Minutes, June 16, 1921, 1 p.
  4. Resolution, re: donation of Mrs. Charles D. Dickey to Poe Cottage, June 18, 1921, 1 p.
  5. Cover sheet, report submitted to the Trustees by Reginald Pelham Bolton, January 3, 1931
  6. Minutes, February 10, 1933, 2 pp.
  7. Certificate of Resolution, November 28, 1933, 1 p.
  8. Certificate of Resolution, November 28, 1933, 1 p. (photocopy)
  9. Minutes, February 27, 1935, 1 p.
  10. Resolution, re: number of meetings per year, November 9, 1939, 2 pp.
  11. Minutes, January 12, 1942, 1 p.
  12. Minutes, February 21, 1944, 2 pp.
  13. Minutes, March 27, 1944, 1 p.
  14. Minutes, January 4, 1945, 1 p.
  15. Minutes, January 4, 1945, 1 p.
  16. Minutes, January 31, 1945, 1 p.
  17. Minutes, May 5, 1945, 1 p.
  18. Certificate of Resolution, May 5, 1945
  19. Certificate of Resolution, May 5, 1945 (photocopy)
  20. Certificate of Resolution, May 5, 1945
  21. Certificate of Resolution, May 5, 1945
  22. Certificate of Resolution, May 5, 1945 (photocopy)
  23. Certificate of Resolution, May 5, 1945 (photocopy)
  24. Certificate of Resolution, May 18, 1945
  25. Certificate of Resolution, May 18, 1945 (photocopy)
  26. Minutes, January 17, 1946, 2 pp
  27. Press release, January 21, 1946
  28. Minutes, February 15, 1946, 2 pp.
  29. Minutes, March 14, 1947, 2 pp.
  30. Minutes, March 17, 1949, 2 pp.
  31. Minutes, March 17, 1949, 2 pp.
  32. Minutes, April 30, 1949, 1 p.
  33. Minutes, November 15, 1949, 2 pp.
  34. Minutes, January 12, 1950, 1 p.
  35. Minutes, February 2, 1950, 1 p.
  36. Minutes, November 4, 1950, 1 p.
  37. Resolution, re: custody of Poe Cottage, November 4, 1950, 1 p.
  38. Resolution, re: reorganization by Bronx Board of Trade, December 11, 1950, 1 p.
  39. Resolution, re: reorganization by Bronx Board of Trade, December 11, 1950, 1 p.
  40. Resolution, re: reorganization by Bronx Board of Trade, December 11, 1950, 1 p. (photocopy)
  41. Minutes, December 13, 1950, 2 pp.
  42. Resolution, re: reorganization of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, December 13, 1950
  43. Meeting Announcement, January 25, 1951, 1 p.
  44. Meeting Announcement, January 25, 1951, 1 p. (photocopy)
 1919-1951
1 3

Correspondence, general:

    1. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Arthur A. Stoughton, March 24, 1936
    2. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Members of the Society, February 18, 1937
    3. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Members of the Society, February 18, 1937 (photocopy)
    4. From Amie Brunn, to Arthur A. Stoughton, November 7, 1940
    5. From Amie Brunn, to Arthur A. Stoughton, November 7, 1940 (photocopy)
    6. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Edward R. K. Fiencke, March 24, 1942
    7. From Edward R. K. Fiencke, to Arthur A. Stoughton, September 3, 1942
    8. From Thomas Ollive Mabbott, to Arthur A. Stoughton, June 23, 1943
    9. From Thomas Ollive Mabbott, to Arthur A. Stoughton, June 23, 1943 (photocopy)
    10. From Edward Thomas, to Charles Paul, Treasurer, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, May 16, 1945
    11. From William H. Sleeper, Jr., Borough Director, Bronx, Department of Parks, City of New York, to Charles Paul, Treasurer, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, September 28, 1946
    12. From William H. Sleeper, Jr., Borough Director, Bronx, Department of Parks, City of New York, to Charles Paul, Treasurer, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, September 28, 1946 (photocopy)
    13. From William H. Sleeper, Jr., Borough Director, Bronx, Department of Parks, City of New York, to Arthur A. Stoughton, February 25, 1947
    14. From William H. Sleeper, Jr., Borough Director, Bronx, Department of Parks, City of New York, to Arthur A. Stoughton, February 25, 1947 (photocopy)
    15. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Mrs. Blair (?), March 25, 1949
    16. From A. J. LePage, Manufacturers Trust Company, to Charles Paul, Treasurer, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, December 15, 1950
    17. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, December 15, 1950
    18. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, December 15, 1950 (photocopy)
    19. From Donald Darcy, to Arthur A. Stoughton, January 3, 1951
    20. From Donald Darcy, to Arthur A. Stoughton, January 3, 1951 (photocopy)
    21. From Florence French, to Arthur A. Stoughton, January 4, 1951
    22. From Florence French, to Arthur A. Stoughton, January 4, 1951 (photocopy)
    23. From Raymond L. Korndorfer, to Donald Darcy, March 7, 1951
    24. From Raymond L. Korndorfer, to Donald Darcy, March 7, 1951 (photocopy)
    25. From Donald Darcy, to James A. Sherry, May 2, 1951
    26. From Donald Darcy, to James A. Sherry, May 2, 1951
    27. From Donald Darcy, to James A. Sherry, May 2, 1951 (photocopy)
    28. From Donald Darcy, to James A. Sherry, May 2, 1951 (photocopy)
    29. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, January 21, 1953
    30. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, January 21, 1953 (photocopy)
    31. From Donald Darcy, to Arthur A. Stoughton, June 23, 1954
 1936-1954
1 4

Correspondence, Poe Cottage:

  1. From Alberta Gallatin Childe, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, March 23, 1921, 2 pp.
  2. From Mrs. William Vanamee, Secretary and Acting Director, New York University Hall of Fame, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, Poe Cottage Committee, April 20, 1921
  3. From Mrs. William Vanamee, Secretary and Acting Director, New York University Hall of Fame, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, Poe Cottage Committee, April 20, 1921 (photocopy)
  4. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, June 2, 1921
  5. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, June 2, 1921 (photocopy)
  6. From Gunther K. Ackerman, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, June 18, 1921 (photocopy)
  7. From Stevens Hughes, The Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, January 30, 1922
  8. From Stevens Hughes, The Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, January 30, 1922 (photocopy)
  9. From Edward Hagaman Hall, The All American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, to G. K. Ackerman, March 22, 1922
  10. From Edward Hagaman Hall, The All American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, to G. K. Ackerman, March 22, 1922 (photocopy)
  11. From Louise W. Carnegie, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, April 10, 1922
  12. From Louise W. Carnegie, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, April 10, 1922 (photocopy)
  13. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, November 22, 1922
  14. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, November 22, 1922 (photocopy)
  15. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mr. Charles W. Stoughton, December 26, 1923
  16. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mr. Charles W. Stoughton, December 26, 1923 (photocopy)
  17. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, January 21, 1924
  18. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, January 21, 1924 (photocopy)
  19. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Dr. Tanner (?), January 21, 1931
  20. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Dr. Tanner (?), January 21, 1931 (photocopy)
  21. From Arthur R. Rule, to Charles W. Stoughton, January 9, 1934
  22. From Arthur R. Rule, to Charles W. Stoughton, January 9, 1934 (photocopy)
  23. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Suzanne d’Olivera Jackowska, June 6, 1935, 2 pp.
  24. From William H. Latham, to Arthur A. Stoughton, July 12, 1935
  25. From William H. Latham, to Arthur A. Stoughton, July 12, 1935 (photocopy)
  26. From Charles W. Stoughton, to Commissioner of Parks, July 18, 1935
  27. From Charles W. Stoughton, to Commissioner of Parks, July 18, 1935 (photocopy)
  28. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to William H. Latham, August 28, 1935
  29. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to William H. Latham, August 28, 1935 (photocopy)
  30. From Suzanne d’Olivera Jackowska, to The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, September 24, 1935
  31. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Suzanne d’Olivera Jackowska, September 27, 1935
  32. From Reginald Pelham Bolton, to Arthur A. Stoughton, October 2, 1935
  33. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Reginald Pelham Bolton, October 2, 1935
  34. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Reginald Pelham Bolton, October 2, 1935 (photocopy)
  35. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Reginald Pelham Bolton, October 2, 1935
  36. From Mary Gavin Traylor, to William Stoughton, July 13, 1939
  37. From Mary Gavin Traylor, to William Stoughton, July 13, 1939 (photocopy)
  38. From F. Meredith Dietz, Editor, Southern Literary Messenger, to Charles W. Stoughton, July 11, 1939
  39. From F. Meredith Dietz, Editor, Southern Literary Messenger, to Charles W. Stoughton, July 11, 1939 (photocopy)
  40. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Mrs. Reginald P. Bolton, February 20, 1942
  41. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Mrs. Reginald P. Bolton, February 20, 1942 (photocopy)
  42. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Edward R. K. Fiencke, March 24, 1942
  43. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Robert Moses, May 12, 1942
  44. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Robert Moses, May 12, 1942 (photocopy)
  45. From Robert Moses, to Arthur A. Stoughton, May 21, 1942
  46. From Robert Moses, to Arthur A. Stoughton, May 21, 1942 (photocopy)
  47. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Robert Moses, May 26, 1942
  48. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Robert Moses, May 26, 1942 (photocopy)
  49. From George E. Spargo, to Hon. Kenneth Dayton, July 1, 1942
  50. From George E. Spargo, to Hon. Kenneth Dayton, July 1, 1942 (photocopy)
  51. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, August 13, 1942
  52. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, August 13, 1942 (photocopy)
  53. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, September 20, 1942
  54. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Mrs. Charles Dickey, September 20, 1942 (photocopy)
  55. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Hon. Kenneth Dayton, October 16, 1942, 2 pp.
  56. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Hon. Kenneth Dayton, October 16, 1942, 2 pp. (photocopy)
  57. From Thomas Ollive Mabbott, to Arthur A. Stoughton, October 17, 1942
  58. From Thomas Ollive Mabbott, to Arthur A. Stoughton, October 17, 1942 (photocopy)
  59. From Robert Moses, to Arthur A. Stoughton, May 10, 1943
  60. From Robert Moses, to Arthur A. Stoughton, May 10, 1943 (photocopy)
  61. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Robert Moses, 1945
  62. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Robert Moses, 1945 (photocopy)
  63. From Arthur S. Hodgkiss, to Arthur A. Stoughton, August 13, 1945
  64. From Arthur S. Hodgkiss, to Arthur A. Stoughton, August 13, 1945 (photocopy)
  65. From George Frederick Edwards, to Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, June 20, 1947
  66. From George Frederick Edwards, to Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, June 20, 1947 (photocopy)
  67. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to George Frederick Edwards, 1947
  68. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to George Frederick Edwards, 1947 (photocopy)
  69. From S. M. White, Borough Park Director, Bronx, to Arthur A. Stoughton, September 11, 1947
  70. From S. M. White, Borough Park Director, Bronx, to Arthur A. Stoughton, September 11, 1947 (photocopy)
  71. From John Dickson Carr, Mystery Writers of America, to Arthur A. Stoughton, April 8, 1949
  72. From John Dickson Carr, Mystery Writers of America, to Arthur A. Stoughton, April 8, 1949 (duplicate)
  73. From John Dickson Carr, Mystery Writers of America, to Arthur A. Stoughton, April 8, 1949 (photocopy)
  74. From H. E. Waites, to Poe Cottage Memorial, September 8, 1949 (r&v)
  75. From H. E. Waites, to Poe Cottage Memorial, September 8, 1949 (photocopy)
  76. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to H. E. Waites, September 1949 (photocopy)
  77. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Laura J. Mollenauer, September 23, 1949
  78. From Arthur S. Hodgkiss, to Arthur A. Stoughton, September 30, 1949
  79. From Arthur S. Hodgkiss, to Arthur A. Stoughton, September 30, 1949 (photocopy)
  80. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Laura J. Mollenauer, October 11, 1949, 2 pp.
  81. From Anthony Krayer, Charles Krayer & Son Painters and Decorators, to Charles Paul, October 31, 1949
  82. From Anthony Krayer, Charles Krayer & Son Painters and Decorators, to Charles Paul, October 31, 1949 (photocopy)
  83. From Charles Krayer, Charles Krayer & Son Painters and Decorators, to Charles Paul, November 26, 1949
  84. From Charles Krayer, Charles Krayer & Son Painters and Decorators, to Charles Paul, November 26, 1949 (photocopy)
  85. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Carleton Valentine, June 14, 1950
  86. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Carleton Valentine, June 14, 1950 (photocopy)
  87. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, December 5, 1950
  88. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, December 5, 1950 (photocopy)
  89. From Thomas V. Tozzi, to Arthur A. Stoughton, December 11, 1950
  90. From Thomas V. Tozzi, to Arthur A. Stoughton, December 11, 1950 (photocopy)
  91. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, January 8, 1951, 2 pp.
  92. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, January 8, 1951, 2 pp. (photocopy)
  93. From James A. Sherry, Executive Officer, Department of Parks, City of New York, to Arthur A. Stoughton, February 5, 1951
  94. From James A. Sherry, Executive Officer, Department of Parks, City of New York, to Arthur A. Stoughton, February 5, 1951 (photocopy)
  95. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, November 26, 1952
  96. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Donald Darcy, November 26, 1952 (photocopy)
  97. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Thomas V. Tozzi, March 2, 1954, 2 pp.
  98. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Thomas V. Tozzi, March 2, 1954, 2 pp. (photocopy)
  99. From Arthur A. Stoughton, to Thomas V. Tozzi, March 2, 1954, 2 pp. (photocopy)
  100. From Raymond L. Korndorfer, to Donald Darcy, April 9, 1954
  101. From Mrs. Charles D. Dickey, to Arthur A. Stoughton, n.d., 2 pp. (r&v)
  102. From Mrs. Charles D. Dickey, to Arthur A. Stoughton, n.d., 2 pp. (photocopy)
1 5 Envelopes and stationery n.d.
1 6

Financial reports, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences:

  1. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1928
  2. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1933
  3. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1934
  4. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1937
  5. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1940
  6. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1942
  7. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1945
  8. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1946
  9. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1947
  10. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1948
  11. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1949
  12. Financial report, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1950
 1928-1950
1 7 Financial reports, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund:
  1. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1927
  2. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1930
  3. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1939
  4. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1941
  5. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1942
  6. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1945
  7. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1946
  8. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1947
  9. Financial report, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, 1949
 1927-1949
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History of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences:

    1. Invitation, Formation of Historical Society, The Bronx Free Library, June 13, 1901
    2. Invitation, Formation of Historical Society, The Bronx Free Library, June 13, 1901 (photocopy)
    3. Announcement, The Bronx Free Library, before 1904
    4. Announcement, The Bronx Free Library, before 1904 (photocopy)
    5. Ticket, People’s Course of Lectures, The Bronx Free Library, before 1904
    6. Ticket, People’s Course of Lectures, The Bronx Free Library, before 1904 (photocopy)
    7. Invitation, Laying of the Corner Stone, Tremont Branch New York Public Library, January 21, 1904
    8. Invitation, Laying of the Corner Stone, Tremont Branch New York Public Library, January 21, 1904 (photocopy)
    9. Program, Laying of the Corner Stone, Tremont Branch New York Public Library, January 21, 1904
    10. Program, Laying of the Corner Stone, Tremont Branch New York Public Library, January 21, 1904 (photocopy)
    11. Certificate of Incorporation, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, n.d.
    12. Certificate of Incorporation, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, n.d.
    13. Announcement, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences Museum, Lorillard Mansion, n.d.
    14. Informational Brochure, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, n.d.
    15. Informational Brochure, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, n.d.
    16. Cover, Constitution and By-Laws, The Bronx Society of Arts, Science and History, May 19, 1921 (photocopy)
    17. Cover, Historical Survey, Constitution and By-Laws, Officer and Members, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1927 (photocopy)
    18. Historical Survey, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, May 24, 1927, 2 pp.
    19. Historical Survey, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, May 1928, 4 pp.
    20. Historical Survey, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, March 1939, 3 pp.
    21. Historical Survey, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, February 1953, 2 pp.
 1901-1953
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Meetings and events documents, 1905–1951 (arranged chronologically):

    1. Invitation, Lecture by Charlene H. Young, “Greek Costume, As Revealed in Art and Literature,” December 14, 1905
    2. Invitation, Lecture by Charlene H. Young, “Greek Costume, As Revealed in Art and Literature,” December 14, 1905 (photocopy)
    3. Admission Ticket, Lecture by Clarence H. Young, “Greek Costumes as Revealed in Art and Literature,” December 14, 1905
    4. Invitation, Lecture by Adolph F. Bandelier, “A Comparison of the Andes of Bolivia with the Swiss Alps,” January 10, 1906
    5. Invitation, Lecture by Reginald Pelham Bolton, “The Scenery and Local History of Washington Heights and Innwood [sic],” February 15, 1906
    6. Scientific and Historical Summer Excursions, 1906
    7. Admission Ticket, Lecture by Gustave Straubenmuller, “Insect Life with special reference to Butterflies and Moths,” May 24, 1906
    8. Admission Ticket, Lecture by Arthur A. Stoughton, “The Artistic Treatment of Cities,” November 15, 1906
    9. Invitation, Lecture by Charles William Stoughton, “Japanese Architecture and Its Allied Arts,” January 16, 1908
    10. Program, “An Evening with the Fine Arts,” Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, Mott Haven Branch New York Public Library, January 14, 1915
    11. Invitation, Charles M. Stoughton, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, 1919
    12. Invitation, Charles M. Stoughton, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, 1919 (photocopy)
    13. Illustrated Lectures, 1929–1930
    14. Annual Meetings and Dinners, Speakers List, 1932–1951
    15. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1932
    16. Illustrated Lectures, 1932–1933
    17. Spring Outing Announcement, 1932
    18. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1933
    19. Illustrated Lectures, 1933–1934
    20. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1934
    21. Illustrated Lectures, 1934–1935
    22. Spring Outing Announcement, 1934
    23. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1935
    24. Illustrated Lectures, 1935–1936
    25. Spring Outing Announcement, 1935
    26. Annual Expedition Announcement, 1936
    27. Illustrated Lectures, 1936–1937
    28. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1937, 2 pp.
    29. Illustrated Lectures, 1937–1938
    30. Illustrated Lectures, 1938–1939
    31. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1939
    32. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1939
    33. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1940
    34. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1941
    35. Annual Expedition Announcement, 1941
    36. Illustrated Lectures, 1941–1942
    37. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1942
    38. Illustrated Lectures, 1942–1943
    39. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1943
    40. Illustrated Lectures, 1943–1944
    41. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1946
    42. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1948
    43. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1949
    44. Annual Meeting Announcement for 1951
    45. Invitation, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences Meeting, n.d.
    46. Invitation, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences Meeting, n.d. (photocopy)
 1905-1951
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Membership documents:

    1. Membership list, January 23, 1913
    2. Membership list, February 26, 1934
    3. Membership list, May 15, 1936
    4. Membership list, April 21, 1942
    5. Membership list, June 15, 1944
    6. Membership list, February 8, 1949
    7. Membership subscription acknowledgement, Arthur A. Stoughton, 1906
    8. Membership subscription card, 1930s
    9. Membership subscription card, 1930s
    10. Membership subscription card, n.d.
    11. Membership subscription card, n.d.
    12. Membership subscription card, n.d., photocopy
 1913-1949
1 11

Paper and Proceedings of the Drake Memorial Celebration, May 29, 1915:

    1. Papers and Proceedings of the Drake Memorial Celebration, May 29, 1915, Together with a Bibliography of the Writings of Dr. Joseph Rodman Drake (New York: The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1919), 69 pp.
    2. Papers and Proceedings of the Drake Memorial Celebration, May 29, 1915, Together with a Bibliography of the Writings of Dr. Joseph Rodman Drake (New York: The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1919), 69 pp.
    3. Papers and Proceedings of the Drake Memorial Celebration, May 29, 1915, Together with a Bibliography of the Writings of Dr. Joseph Rodman Drake (New York: The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1919), 69 pp.
 1915-1919
1 12

Poe Cottage, general:

    1. Invitation, One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Edgar Allan Poe with a Dedication of a Bust in Poe Park, January 19, 1909
    2. Cover, In Memoriam Edgar Allan Poe, 1809–1849, January 19, 1909 (photocopy)
    3. Invitation, Acquisition by the City and the Opening to the Public of the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, November 15, 1913 (photocopy)
    4. Program, Acquisition by the City and the Opening to the Public of the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, November 15, 1913 (photocopy)
    5. Ticket, The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Birth of Edgar Allan Poe, The Edgar Allan Poe Club, Benjamin Franklin Hotel (Philadelphia), January 19, 1934
    6. Ticket, The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Birth of Edgar Allan Poe, The Edgar Allan Poe Club, Benjamin Franklin Hotel (Philadelphia), January 19, 1934
    7. Ticket, The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Birth of Edgar Allan Poe, The Edgar Allan Poe Club, Benjamin Franklin Hotel (Philadelphia), January 19, 1934
    8. Program, The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Birth of Edgar Allan Poe, The Edgar Allan Poe Club, Benjamin Franklin Hotel (Philadelphia), January 19, 1934
    9. Membership card, Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, 1934
    10. Membership card, Edgar Allan Poe Club, January 19, 1935
    11. Program, May Festival of Poetry and Music in Honor of Edgar Allan Poe, Les Amis d’Edgar Poe, Aeolian Hall (Fifth Avenue at 54th Street), May 23, 1935
    12. Pilgrimage in Poetry Schedule, 1939
    13. Pilgrimage in Poetry Schedule, 1939 (photocopy)
    14. Mrs. Alvina Hall, Remarks about Poe Cottage visitors, January 2, 1941
    15. Mrs. Alvina Hall, Remarks about Poe Cottage visitors, January 2, 1941 (photocopy)
    16. Frank Wuttge, Jr., Bibliography of works by Joseph Rodman Drake and Poeana belonging to The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, March 31, 1964
    17. Donation acknowledgement, Poe Cottage, $10.00, n.d.
    18. Solicitation, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, n.d.
    19. Solicitation, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund, n.d.
 1909-1964
1 13 Poe Cottage, legal matters and papers n.d.
1 14 Poe Cottage, phone bills n.d.
1 15

Poe Cottage Committee documents:

    1. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1917, 1 p.
    2. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1917, 1 p.
    3. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1922, 2 pp.
    4. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1924, 2 p.
    5. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1925, 1 p.
    6. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1926, 1 p.
    7. Poe Cottage Committee Report to Board of Trustees, October 1926, 1 p.
    8. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1927, 1 p.
    9. Poe Cottage Committee Report, January 1928, 2 pp.
    10. Poe Cottage Committee Report, October 1928, 2 pp.
    11. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1928, 2 pp.
    12. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1931, 1 p.
    13. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1933, 1 p.
    14. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, hand-written manuscript, 1936, 1 p.
    15. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1938, 1 p.
    16. Poe Cottage Committee Overview, 1938, 4 pp.
    17. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1940, 4 pp.
    18. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1940, 4 pp.
    19. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1942, 2 pp.
    20. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1943, 2 pp.
    21. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1943, 2 pp.
    22. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1943, 2 pp.
    23. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1944, 2 pp.
    24. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1944, 2 pp.
    25. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1945, 2 pp.
    26. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1945, 2 pp.
    27. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1946, 2 pp.
    28. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1946, 2 pp.
    29. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1946, 2 pp.
    30. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1947, 3 pp.
    31. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1947, 3 pp.
    32. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1947, 3 pp.
    33. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1948, 2 pp.
    34. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1948, 2 pp.
    35. Poe Cottage Committee Report, 1949, 3 pp.
    36. Poe Cottage Committee Report, 1949, 3 pp.
    37. Poe Cottage Committee Minutes, February 21, 1949, 1 p.
    38. Poe Cottage Committee Minutes, February 21, 1949, 1 p.
    39. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1950, 3 pp.
    40. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1950, 3 pp.
    41. Poe Cottage Committee Visitor Data, 1923–1950
    42. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1951, 2 pp.
    43. Poe Cottage Committee Annual Report, 1951, 2 pp.
 1917-1951
1 16

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    3. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    4. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    5. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    6. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    7. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    8. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    9. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    10. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    11. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    12. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    13. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    14. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    15. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    16. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    17. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    18. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    19. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    20. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
    21. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/1 (1906), 20 pp.
 1906
1 17

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/2:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/2 (1910), 53 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/2 (1910), 53 pp.
 1910
1 18

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3, folder 1:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    3. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    4. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
 1914
1 19

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3, folder 2:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    3. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    4. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
 1914
1 20

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3, folder 3:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    3. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    4. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
 1914
1 21

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3, folder 4:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    3. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    4. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
    5. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/3 (1914), 60 pp.
 1914
1 22

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4, folder 1:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
    3. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
 1919
1 23

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4, folder 2:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
    3. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
 1919
1 24

Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4, folder 3:

    1. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
    2. Transactions of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1/4 (1919), 117 pp.
 1919

Series 2: Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences (BSAS) Bank Statements and Minute Books

Box

Folder

Contents

Year
2 1 Bank statements, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1942
2 2 Bank statements, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1943
2 3 Bank statements, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1944
2 4 Bank statements, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1945-1946
2 5 Bank statements, The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1946-1948
2 6 Bank statements, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund 1944-1945
2 7 Bank statements, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund 1946-1947
2 8 Bank statements, Poe Cottage Endowment Fund 1948-1949
2 9 Minutes of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1905-1912
2 10 Minutes of The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences 1932-1944

Series 3: The Bronx Society of Science and Letters

Box

Folder

Contents

Year
2 11 Bronx Society of Science and Letters, general 1974-1993
2 12 Bronx Society of Science and Letters, dispute over Poe Cottage 1974-1980