State library acquires collections on newspaper career and Dutch genealogy

Documents donated by newspaper editor Harry Rosenfeld and 3,000 books from the Holland Society of New York Library have been added to the New York State Library.

The Harry Rosenfeld collection contains letters, writings and correspondence with celebrities and newsmakers across Rosenfeld’s career including: files related to his early career at the New York Herald Tribune before it ceased publication in 1967; extensive files related to his career at the Washington Post, primarily as local news editor and his oversight of coverage related to the Watergate scandal; and extensive files of correspondence, desk diaries and topical files related to his position as chief editor of the Albany Times Union and Knickerbocker News from 1978 to 1996. The Rosenfeld collection is open for research use pending the written consent of the donor or the donor’s heirs.

The Holland Society Library collection includes both published and unpublished materials with information dating from the 17th through 20th centuries. The collection is largely genealogies, family histories, local histories, journals, and church records. These documents are currently being processed and will soon be available at the New York State Library’s New Netherland Research Center for the public to research and learn from.  

The New Netherland Research Center is located in the New York State Library. It provides a permanent location where students, educators, scholars and researchers worldwide can access translations of early Dutch colonial manuscripts and a vast library of early documents, books and reference works that tell the fascinating story of the Dutch global reach during the American colonial period and its lasting impact on today’s world.

The New York State Library is a program of the State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Located at 222 Madison Avenue in Albany, the Library is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on legal holidays.

 

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