The Long Island Historical Society Incorporated April 1863 At A Meeting Held In Brooklyn On The Sixteenth Of April Ad 1863 Elected Joseph Battell To Be A Life Member Of Said Society

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332021338
Total Pages : 32 pages
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Download or read book List of Members of the Long Island Historical Society written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from List of Members of the Long Island Historical Society: With the by-Laws and a Sketch of the Institution This Society had its origin in the desire of many gentlemen, principally living in Brooklyn, not only to bring together, at a convenient centre, books, documents, memorials of all kinds, relating to the history of Long Island, and of the State of New York, but also to collect a library rich in all departments of historical literature: a library of reference, in which the student may find what he needs for the illustration of any period in history, of any epoch of progress, in politics, art, invention, letters, and human thought. Even the partial accomplishment of so large a plan must, of course, require large funds, and occupy many years. With small means, a limited and fluctuating membership, and no building of its own, the Society has as yet been able only to make a commencement of what it hopes will ultimately become a vast and rich library, attractive to students, honorable to the city, and furnishing constant aids and incentives to liberal studies. The necessary foundations of such a library have, however, been secured; and they arc broad enough to show how ample and helpful the library will be, to all persons of scholarly tastes, whenever the original design concerning it shall be more fully realized. The Society was incorporated in 1863; and it numbers, at present, 596 Annual Members, and 424 Life Members. The library already contains over twenty-six thousand volumes, with nearly as many selected pamphlets, many of the latter being rare and valuable. It is very rich in works relating to American local history, and to family genealogy; and contains nearly all the important works which have been published upon general American history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.