Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Agriculture Collection |
Collection Name |
Agriculture Collection |
Date |
ca. 1844-1920 |
Description |
This is an artificial archival collection, meaning that it was assembled by the Staten Island Historical Society from various sources (known and unknown), rather than an organic collection from a particular family or organization. The collection is approximately .5 linear feet in size. Materials are all paper-based. The collection consists of varied items pertaining to agriculture on Staten Island, including published periodicals, booklets, and pamphlets, and documents associated with the Richmond Agricultural Society. (Keywords: Farming, Gardening, Richmond County Agricultural Society, American Agriculturalist, New York) (This is a collection-level overview description of an archival or manuscript collection. See series and/or item records of the same collection for additional information.) |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
1 document box, .5 linear feet |
Catalog Number |
MS232.000 |
Object Name |
Documents |
Archival Description Level |
Fonds |
Subjects |
Agricultural industries Agriculture Farmers Farming Canned foods Organizations Dairy farming |
Earliest Date |
1844 |
Latest Date |
1920 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Tysen, David Jaques, Sr. Cole, George Washington Thompson, John C. Sharrett, Horatio Judah Buel, Horace E. |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, 2012. |
Child Records |
Fresh from the Farm Green Corn Premium Sweet Corn |