"Archives of Erasmus Hall High School"

Card catalog in wooden file drawer. A bound photocopy of the cards is kept in the New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department, but the present finding aid provides a nearly verbatim transcription of the item-level catalog.

The first eight pages of this history of Flatbush are devoted to All Souls Universalist Church, Ocean and Ditmas Avenues, Brooklyn, N.Y., which sponsored the publication.

One issue only, n.d.

Hardcover notebook containing minutes of meeting of high school principals to organize "Arista" (Oct. 4, 1909), of which W. B. Gunnison was chairman; Constitution of the Arista League; memorandum providing for teacher members; and the rest of the book devoted to letters received from those students and teachers who were appointed to Arista on honorary basis.

Two framed items, under glass:
• Certificate of election to Arista on as an Honorary Member, dated Dec. 1909; granted to William O'Donoghue, who received this honor posthumously.
• Covering letter from W. B. Gunnison to the father of William O'Donoghue.

. . . including:
• The Arista League Constitution (printed copy).
• The Masque of Arista (Program of Arista ceremony held Jan. 12 and 13, 1920; May 3, 1923).
• Membership certificate of Willis Boughton, Dec. 1909.

Presentation copy from John Lefferts to Dr. John L. Zabriskie, Sept. 28, 1878.

This bound memorial copy was given to EHHS by Mr. and Mrs. M. Gerson. It includes a foreword by Ellis Johnson (Chrmn., Math. Department), and Dr. John F. McNeill; and a eulogy by the faculty.

• 1959 (Spring)
• 1969
• 1970
• 1973 [2 copies]
• 1974

This 243-page report contains much information about Erasmus Hall, which was transferred to the city of Brooklyn in 1896.

666 p. Minutes of the newly-formed Board of Education of Greater New York.

18th century engraved armorial bookplate of Abraham Lott. Signed on title page, "Abrm Lott junr 1762," but the bookplate may be that of the senior Abraham Lott (1684–1754). Meijers, L. Woordenschat . . . Amsterdam, 1745.

Mr. Boughton was responsible for much of the work which went into compiling the Chronicles of Erasmus Hall (1906). A folder marked by Mr. Boughton as "Papers and Letters in re the History of Erasmus Hall Academy and H.S." can be found in: Records Case, Drawer 1, Folder marked "Correspondence Relating to Chronicles of Erasmus Hall."

Pages 45–46 deal with his years at Erasmus Hall. This copy inscribed to Mrs. Harriet Oxman.

A 26-page narrative poem describing the Battle of Brooklyn (better known as the Battle of Long Island).

• Correspondence addressed to Dr. J. Herbert Low (EHHS principal) by the University Club of Brooklyn and other organizations, enlisting his aid in the erection of an institution of higher learning in Brooklyn, to be known as Brooklyn College. Dates 1925–1926.
• Program for dedication of Whitman Hall, Brooklyn College, Jan. 13, 1955.

Facsimile [of v.1, no. 1] issued as part of the Centennial Edition of the Eagle (1941). Includes advt. placed by Erasmus Hall Academy on p. 1.

Well-illustrated 32 p. supplement issued on the occasion of the consolidation of the five boroughs into Greater New York.

Mostly history of the Eagle, but with numerous articles on Brooklyn, including a chronology of its history to 1911. A reproduction of the advertisement of Erasmus Hall from the first issue of the Eagle (1841) appears on p. 34. Mutilated: p.19–20, 23–26 missing.

"Brooklyn and Long Island in the War."

"Brooklyn To-Day": emphasis on Brooklyn as a manufacturing center. Many advertisements. (Picture of EHHS, p. 18).

P. 1–2 of section G. 97th Anniversary Section of the Eagle, with reproduction of p. 1 of the first issue, Oct. 26, 1841.

Listed as being in Drawer 7.

"Staging Area—Brooklyn." A history of Brooklyn's role in World War II. 64 p. [8 copies]

85 p. Either lacks title page or was issued without one.

Blank paper, 3 ½ x 8 ½, with printed date "188_." On the reverse, in pencil: "P. W. Watkins, Genl. Ticket Agt., BF & CI Ry, Prospect Park."

(Found in a book in the old Academy library, August, 1972)

• Brooklyn Historical Pageant Official Souvenir Program. May 21 and 22, 1915.
• Brooklyn Historical Pageant, 1936—correspondence.

Special issue devoted to "Flatbush: Its Growth, Commercial Development, and Future Possibilities." Contains dozens of choice photographs of Flatbush as it appeared in 1918.

Kelley, Frank Bergen. Excursion Planned for the City History Club of New York. No. VIII—Historic Brooklyn. Copyright 1905 by the City History Club. Revised, 1909, with aid of George W. Nash, M.D.

Magazine issued on 100th anniversary of the formation of the City of Brooklyn from the Village of Brooklyn, 1834–1934. Includes Brooklyn chronology, 1609–1928.

A 26-page narrative poem describing the Battle of Brooklyn (better known as the Battle of Long Island).

Excellent map of the battle grounds, with interesting article.

Tells of role of Bedford Corners (Bedford Av. and Fulton St.) in Battle of Long Island.

This program includes an excellent chronology of the development of the Brooklyn Public Library system, 1852–1941.

Letter dated Sept. 28, 1797, written by R. Strong to Mr. John Terhune of Gravesend, conveying a legal opinion of Burr's. "Col. Burr's opinion and my own are opposed to that of Col. Hamilton," regarding the estate of a Mr. Van Duyn.

Accompanied by Hamilton's signed opinion (see Hamilton, Alexander).

Holdings:
• Vol. 2, no. 5 (Dec. 1915)
• Vol. 4, no. 4 (Nov. 29, 1916)
• Vol. 4, no. 5 (Dec. 1916)
• Vol. 4, no. 6 (Jan. 17, 1917)

Early school publication has headline: THANKSGIVING VICTORY EXPECTED: Undefeated Erasmus Eleven to clash with Poly at Ebbets Fields . . . On p. 4, "Songs and Yells."

Contains an engraving and description of Erasmus Hall Academy in vol. I, no. 15 (Apr. 16, 1829), p. 432.

Gift of Sidney Wein, 1097 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

109 p. Includes chapter "Erasmus Hall Principalship." Portrait inserted.

This library, which was housed in the public school on the corner of Church and Bedford Avenues, was later transfered to the museum room of the Erasmus Hall High School Library.

• Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1931)
• Vol. 2 (June 1932)

Published by the General Organization, Erasmus Hall High School. Brooklyn, N.Y., 1906. 229 p.

Holdings:
• one clothbound copy
• one leatherbound copy

A folder of letters pertaining to the published volume entitled Chronicles of Erasmus Hall High School. The majority are letters of thanks to Dr. Gunnison for sending complimentary copies of the Chronicles to various officials and libraries. There are, however, some letters from old Flatbush residents interesting for the signatures and for the contents.

Original photograph of persons connected with the history of Erasmus Hall, used for publication in the Chronicles of Erasmus Hall, published 1906.

Published by the General Organization, Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, 1937. 160 p.

Holdings:
• one clothbound copy
• two softbound copies

Published by the New York City Board of Education, 1987.

. . . which was undoubtedly dropped by the Hessian and British soldiers who were quartered in the Vanderveer homestead after the Battle of Long Island, 1776. The coin is inscribed on the obverse: "Georgius II Rex" and on the reverse: "Hibernia 1742." (Note: the Vanderveer homestead stood at 1159 Flatbush Avenue until 1911.)

• Vol. 2, no. 2 (Spring 1937) [3 copies]
• Vol. 3, no. 1 (January 1938) [2 copies]
• Vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1939)
• Vol. 4, no. 2 (June 1939)
• June 1945 [2 copies]
• June 1946

Miscellaneous literature issued by the Committee to Preserve Flatbush Town Hall and its successor, the Town of Flatbush Civic and Cultural Assoc., Inc. (TOFCCA). Complete run of the Committee's publication, The Spirit of Flatbush, is included.

Holograph, 3 pg. letter to Miss Marjorie Weirich, dated "Maxine Elliotts Theatre, Jan. 26th, '17," in which she thanks Miss Weirich for complimenting her performance in "Great Catherine." She also speaks of her eldest brother, Compton Mackenzie, the famous English author, and recommends some of his books.

• Six pieces presented to the library of EHHS in 1913 by the U.S. Treasury
• Seven pieces in envelope marked "Samples of Confederate Money Captured during the War of the Rebellion, 1862–1865, in the field."
• Fourteen pieces in another envelope.

• Cooperation in Government Presentation: The Annual Gold Medallion for 1928 to Louis Heaton Pink, Erasmus Hall High School, October 23, 1929. (12 copies of program)
• Cooperation in Government, Inc. Presentation of a Gold Medallion to Genevieve Beavers Earle, Erasmus Hall High School, May 26, 1933 (3 copies of program)

• List of references for material on Grace Corey in various EHHS publications.
• Also, photograph, black and white, 5 x 7".
• Program for Testimonial Luncheon, May 9, 1964

Inventory of the estate of John R. Cowenhoven of the township of "Broucklin," as appraised by Engelbert Lott, Sr. and Jr., June 1, 1778. This 11 page inventory adds up to the fantastic sum of £15699, and includes an array of household goods befitting such a wealthy man.

8 x 13" notebook without covers, completely split horizontally: needs repair. Signed by "Engelbart Lott" and "Engt Lott Junr."

Receipt book of John R. Cowenhoven, 4 ¼ x 6 ½", leatherbound, 1783–1786.

The receipts for money paid by Cowenhoven are signed by residents of early Flatbush and Brooklyn, including: Cornelius Van Duyn, Peter Kouwenhoven, John Voorhees, Peter Stuyvesant, Simon Duryee, Hendrick Suydam, Peter Lefferts, Cornelius Vanderveer, Nicholas Schenck, Matthew Clarkson, Wilhelmis [sic] Stoothoff.

• From Dr. N. J. Barbarin, 1791–92.
• From Dr. Saml. Bard, 1792–93.

Note: this John R. Cowenhoven is obviously not the same man as the John R. Cowenhoven whose estate inventory (see Cowenhoven, John R.) is dated 1778.

Including:
• Receipt from James Hay, Jr., Barrack Office, New York, 20 June 1782, for 9 cords 7 feet wood cut by Rem Cowenhoven, "being his full Quota for March Quarter."
• Four paid doctor bills of Rem Cowenhoven, 1771–1779, two from Dr. Van Zynderen.

Receipt book of Rem Cowenhoven, 4 ¼ x 6 ½", leatherbound, 1775–1783.

The receipts for money paid by Cowenhoven are signed by residents of early Flatbush and Brooklyn. Among the signatures are: Francis Bogardus, Daniel Onderdonck, Abraham and Engelbert Lott, Peter Goelet (of N.Y.), George and Jeronemus A. Remsen, John Polhemus, Gerrit Zabriskie, Jacobus Hegeman, Peter Lefferts, etc.

Col. William Axtell, signed, holograph letter dated "Flat Bush 10th April 1780," instructing Capt. Rem Cowenhoven to arrest "Any Person presuming to cut wood from off the Land of any Inhabitant in your District . . ."

• Holograph, signed instructions, dated 1 April 1782, ordering that "Every Inhabitant of the town of Bushwicke, Capt. Lott's District that have waggons and horses that they Immediately Cart into the Magazine at Brooklyn ferry all the Remainder of the Quota of fuel and Continue until the Whole is finished—hereof fail not as you will answer if Contrary . . . ."
• Statement signed "Rem Couwenhoven Capt." to certify that "Tunis Bergen on Duty at Brooklyn Ferry as before May 1st & 15th at four in Afternoon."

18th century notebook, 8 x 13", containing the following:
• Estate papers of Rem Cowenhoven (q.v.) of Brooklyn, including a copy of his will, dated Jan. 14, 1782, and a full inventory of his estate. (14 pages)
• "Expenditures of the Wind-mill," 1803–4. (3 + 1 pages.) See Vanderveer Family—Wind Mill for full description.
• Expenses paid out of Rem Cowenhoven's estate, 1783–85, as administered by John R. Cowenhoven (8 pages).
• Expenditures and receipts in the estate of Rutgert A. Van Brunt, as administered by John C. Vanderveer, 1818–1824. One item in the estate which sold for $200 to John E. Lott: "a Negro man named Jack & negro woman named Beth with three small children." (2 pages).

Framed, autographed photograph inscribed to Erasmus Hall High School, 1926. She was a student at Erasmus Hall. (Frame discarded November 2021.)

• Fifteen shilling note issued by the Colony of New Jersey, 20 Feb. 1776. Signed by John Hart of Hopewell, N.J., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• "Continental Currency" of "The United Colonies," entitling the bearer to "eight Spanish milled dollars," and dated Nov. 29, 1775, at Philadelphia.
• "State of New York, New York Currency," good for three Spanish milled dollars. Aug. 13, 1776.

Original lithograph issued by Nathaniel G. Currier, depicting the Old Stone House at Gowanus, L. I. (now part of Brooklyn, N.Y.), built in 1699, which was the site of fighting during the Battle of Long Island.

This framed lithograph had a label on the back of the frame reading "For John Lefferts." It may have been a gift of either the Lefferts or Zabriskie families.

Manufactured for F. A. Lippold, Flatbush, N.Y.

n.d., but c. 1900. Lippold produced and sold a variety of Flatbush souvenirs in this period, including post cards of old Flatbush scenes (see Flatbush—Views. Postcard album. . .)

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

The Ditmas or Van Nuys Homestead, Brooklyn, N.Y. Etching made by William Hicks. W.P.A. Federal Art Project, N.Y.C. 6 x 8", framed to 12 x 13 ½".

Forty-one pen-and-ink and charcoal illustrations by Doggett for Mary Mapes Dodge's novel Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland. Parenthetical numbers following each illustration in the list below correspond to page numbers in the New Amsterdam Edition of Hans Brinker, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1904. A copy of the book, with an Erasmus Hall Library bookplate, is included in the box with Doggett's illustrations.

• The Race (frontispiece)
• Fishing Through the Ice (1)
• Even the Horses wear a Wide Stool on Each Hoof (12)
• Children at Play in Holland (13)
• The Pole of a Dutch Wagon (14)
• On the Dunes (17)
• "We cannot take this Money," panted Hans (39)
• Peter calling the Roll (85)
• Greasing Sled-Runners with an Oiled Rag (90)
• On the Frozen Zuyder Zee (97)
• A Guard (98)
• The Tulips in Bloom (99)
• A Summer-House in Holland (103)
• "It's Gone!" (114)
• "I thank you, Hans Brinker!" (120)
• The Aanspreeker (133)
• "There is a White Cushion" (134)
• In the Cathedral (137)
• An Ice-Boat (163)
• A Warming-Pan (183)
• Still the Thing Moves, Slowly, Slowly (186)
• "There's your Man, mine Host" (191)
• The Stadhuis at Leyden (208)
• A Triptych (209)
• Quentin Matsy's Well at Antwerp (223)
• The Black Cavalry (229)
• Peter bidding his Sister Good-by (247)
• A Gust of Wind (252)
• Playing Skittles (253)
• The Meester Confers with his Assistant (263)
• "It is right, Mynheer. I consent." (269)
• Hilda and Gretel at the Cottage (276)
• The Hidden Money was not there! (307)
• "Huzza, Girls, I've found Work!" (321)
• "Bury this" (325)
• "I'm flying from my Country" (334)
• Raff Brinker pays his Vrouw a Compliment (339)
• Hans and the Meester (344)
• "When I can serve you, Mynheer, I am ready" (347)
• Every Man had his Pipe (353)
• The Investigating Committee (381)

Mostly watercolors of figures in different positions. Discovered in the EHHS tank room, 1956.

Plaster plaque, 7 ½ x 11", with profile of Erasmus in bas-relief; Allen B. Doggett, sculptor.

Executed during the administration of Walter B. Gunnison, principal, 1896–1916, whose initials are worked into the design of the plaque.

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

• Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 4, 1926. Obituary of Allen B. Doggett [2 copies]
• New York Times, n.d. Obituary of Allen B. Doggett.
• 8 x 10" photograph (black and white) of the Allen B. Doggett memorial stained glass windows in his old Studio D in the Flatbush Ave. tower (now known as room 403).

Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1, 1925)–vol. 7, no. 27 (June 12, 1931)

Vol. 8, no. 1 (October 16, 1931)–vol. 11, no. 26 (June 14, 1935)

Vol. 12, no. 1 (October 4, 1935)–vol. 18, no. 10 (January 13, 1939)

Vol. 19, no. 1 (February 24, 1939)–vol. 23, no. 8 (June 6, 1941)

Vol. 24, no. 1 (September 26, 1941) – vol. 47, no. 3 (June 1974).

Complete except for the following issues:

• v. 28, no. 3 (Oct.? 1943)
• v. 31, no. 3 (Mar. 1945)
• v. 32, no. 1 (Sept.? 1945)
• v. 32, nos. 7–8 (Dec. 1945–Jan. 1946?) (published? )
• v. 34, no. 5 (Dec.? 1946)
• v. 36, nos. 5–6 (Dec. 1947–Jan. 1948?) (published? )
• v. 46, no. 1 (Oct. 1, 1952) (mutilated copy on file)
• v. 53, no. 3 (Nov. 30, 1956) (mutilated copy on file)
• v. 57, nos. 4–5 (Dec. 1958–Jan. 1959?) (published? )
• v. 64, no. 3 (Nov.? 1963)
• v. 68, no. 3 (Nov.? 1966)
• v. 70, no. 6 (June 1969) (defective copy on file)

• reel 1: vol. 1, no. 1–vol. 11, no. 26 (May 1925–June 1935)
• reel 2: vol. 12, no. 1–vol. 23, no. 8 (October 1935–June 1941)

Two-page, holograph letter to Dr. John R. McNeill, postmarked North Thetford, Vt., Oct. 14, 1940.

For obituary, see: Dutchman, v. 29, no. 4 (April 28, 1944), p. 1.

• Subscription blank for the Erasmian, dated Oct. 20, 1899.
• Invitation to Diamond Anniversary, 1973.
• Folder of pictures and letters of faculty advisors.

An original leaf from the edition printed in 1528 by Jerome Froben, Basle.

This engraving was "pulled" about 1600, according to notation on the matte.

Engraving about 8 x 10", framed to 18 x 23". Gift of Joseph Burger, 1960.

Reproduction in color of a round portrait of "Erasmus von Rotterdam." Printed in Basel; n.d., but appears to be late 19th c.

Two full color, 8 x 10 (11 x 13 with mat) copies of the famous Holbein portrait of Erasmus which hangs in the Louvre.

Photograph of the original statue of Erasmus in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from which the casting for the EHHS replica was made. Supplied by the Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad, Jan. 1955.

• "Erasmus Hall: The Coming Celebration of the Granting of its Charter." (Mon. Jun 13, 1887)
• "Erasmus Hall Academy. Reception by the Pupils in the Flatbush Town Hall." (n.d., but must be June 16, 1887)

• Program for Centennial Reception held at Flatbush Town Hall, Wed., June 15, 1887. [two copies]
• Engraved invitation to Centennial celebration in Chapel of Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush, June 16.
• Program for Centennial Celebration held in Chapel of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, June 16. [approx. 16 copies]

• 1823? 8 x 9 ½" one pg. circular with engraving of Academy, describing the high standards of the Academy.
• Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 26, 1841 (actually a facs. issued 1941) with adv't. of Erasmus Hall Academy on p. 1, col. 3.
• New York American, Nov. 4, 1841 (original), with adv't of Academy on p. 1, col. 3.
• _____, clipped adv't. of Academy, dated Aug. 19, 1843.

When the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) prepared its report on Erasmus Hall Academy, c. 1940, it attributed the structure to Major Pierre C. L'Enfant, remembered as the designer of Washington, D.C. This attribution is followed by Alan Burnham in New York Landmarks (Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan U. Press, 1963), p. 377.

The compiler of this catalogue has found no contemporary record of Major L'Enfant's role in the design of Erasmus Hall Academy. The source of this attribution may have been one William Hindley, who wrote to Dr. John F. McNeill, the school's principal, in 1938, in an effort to convince McNeill that L'Enfant was indeed the school's architect, despite the admitted absence of "a written proof from that period; or a tradition—a manuscript—document—letter . . ." The tone of Hindley's letter suggests an obsession and eccentricity that would undermine one's belief in Hindley's credibility. Yet, the closeness in time of Hindley's letter to the preparation of the HABS report indicates that this letter may have influenced the attribution. Hindley's letter can be found in: Box: RC-1, folder: Erasmus Hall Academy—History.

Estimate by Archibald Curlbertson, Instructor, of $50.00.

• Holograph, signed letter from Mrs. E. T. Mack, Mar. 30, 1874, regarding the financial problems of the "boarding department," and asking the Trustees to relieve Mr. and Mrs. Mack of paying additional rent.
• Also, report to Trustees by Committee appointed to examine the situation, dated Apr. 20, 1874. Signed Jno. D. Prince, C. L. Wells, H. L. Bartlett.

Because of its financial difficulties, Erasmus Hall Academy took in adult boarders in the 1880s and 1890s, who had apartments in the old Academy building. Photographs of some of these boarders.

• Howard, Rev. W. W. Prospectus of Erasmus Hall Academy. N.Y.: Smith, Woodman & Co., 1860. 12 p.
• Circular and Catalogue of Erasmus Hall Academy. Brooklyn: Union-Argus Printing, 1881. 24 p.
• Circular and Catalogue of Erasmus Hall Academy. Brooklyn: Martin & Niper, 1885. 24 p. [3 copies]
• Circular and Catalogue of Erasmus Hall Academy. Brooklyn: Martin & Niper, 1886. 24 p. (& insert)
• Erasmus Hall Academy. Circular for 1891. n.p., 1891. 4 l.

Illustrated on page 35 of the "Chronicles of Erasmus Hall" (1906).

Original charter presented to the school by Erskine H. Lott. Framed between two pieces of glass.

N-YHS negative no. 63406

Contains an engraving and description of Erasmus Hall Academy in Vol. I, No. 15 (Apr. 16, 1829), p. 432.

Gift of Sidney Wein, 1097 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

• "This Testimonial of Merit is awarded to . . . for punctuality, deportment, and diligent attention to study during the past twelve months at Erasmus Hall Academy. (signed) John M. Ferris, President; John L. Zabriskie, Clerk; R. C. Strong, Principal. Flatbush, June 15th, 1880."
• "This Certificate is Awarded to . . . inasmuch as he has completed the full term of study presented at Erasmus Hall Academy, Flatbush, Kings County, N.Y. (signed) John M. Ferris, President of the Board of Trustees; R. C. Strong, Principal. 1883."

• "The Trustees of School District No. 1 in the Town of Flatbush present the finan. report for the year ending Sept. 30, 1867. . . ."
• "Estimated Expenses for 1869–70"
• "Expenses for the year commencing 1 Oct. 1872"
• "Estimate of expenses for the schools in this district for the ensuing year (1894–95)"

Rolled, on pale green paper.

• Letter from Daniel M. C. Hopping, Jan. 29, 1940, who it is believed was conducting the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) of Erasmus Hall.
• Letters from Louise Garvin Zabriskie and Henry M. Wells, old-time Flatbush residents.

Executed by Bruce Stoller, EHHS student.

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

Original lease dated first Tuesday in April 1788, in which the Trustees of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush in Kings County, leased a three-acre tract to the Trustees of Erasmus Hall for a five year term.

• Report of Committee on Library Apparatus, Oct. 14, 1871.
• Report of Committee on Library Apparatus, Nov. 16, 1872.
• Report of Committee on the Library and Philosophical Apparatus, Oct. 10, 1874.

Original catalogue of books in the Erasmus Hall Library, written, according to a pencil notation on the inside cover, by Dr. Wilson, who served as principal from 1792 until 1805. 10 leaves, marbled paper covers. The numbers assigned to the books in this catalogue correspond to the number to the immediate right of the word "Libraryn" [sic] on the bookplate in each book.

This notation, in the hand of the person who compiled the 1842 catalogue (q.v.), is at the top of the first page of eight leaves, in poor condition and unbound, which comprised this catalogue.

This catalogue lists the books in the Academy Library by subject classification.

Hardcover notebook, with listing of 2756 volumes in accession order. Apparently the entries for numbers 1 through 1729 were made by the original compiler of this catalogue in 1842. The succeeding entries, in a number of different hands, were added subsequently.

This catalogue is a breakdown of the library according to subject, e.g. "Philosophy—A, Biography—B, etc." According to Ella Suydam [EHHS librarian], this catalogue was compiled by Richard Van Kleek, the principal, in 1847.

This notation in the hand of the same person who compiled the 1842 catalogue: "Old catalogue with valuations, &c. (made by Mr. Leel)."

Hardcover notebook listing names of borrowers with names of books borrowed. Earliest entry is 1840. Latest is 1859.

This hardcover notebook lists the names of borrowers with the number of the book borrowed (as taken from the catalogue of the library). Earliest entry is 1859. Endpapers at back of book have listings for 1879.

• Report of Committee on Repairs. n.d. 1 p.
• Report of Committee on Repairs. Nov. 16, 1872.

8 pieces and one duplicate. Accompanied by typed transcript.

A receipt to Mr. John Vanderbilt for the tuition and supplies for his son John in Erasmus Hall Academy, dated 1830 and signed by principal J. W. Kellogg. (This item was on display in the Museum Room of the EHHS Library for many years until 1973, which accounts for the serious fading.) John Vanderbilt Sr. was a prominent Flatbush resident and judge, d. 1877.

Receipts, School No. 1, Sept. 1871 to Sept. 30, 1872. (These are receipts signed by teachers for salary received.)

• Instructions for administering the very first Regents examinations, dated Feb. 1, 1875. 6 pg.
• Accompanied by an eight page letter to the Board of Regents, detailing the administration of the exams at Erasmus Hall Academy, the scores of each pupil, and adding some sharp criticism. Dated Flatbush, March 22, 1875, the letter is autographed by John M. Ferris, Abraham Lott, and John L. Zabriskie.
• Also, covering letter from John M. Ferris to Dr. John L. Zabriskie, June 9, 1875.

The one-page report recommends accepting the request that "John VanDerBilt and the eighteen other persons for that Purpose nominated in the said Instrument may be incorporated by the name and Style of The Trustees of Erasmus Hall in Kings County. . . ."

The 9 x 13" document is signed by John Jay, first Chief Justice of the U.S.; Judge Egbert Benson, first president of the N. Y. Historical Society; and Rev. Mr. William Linn.

Under glass in a 14 x 20" frame. Presented to Erasmus Hall High School by Judge Russell Benedict (1859–1936), who resided at 104 Buckingham Road, Flatbush. Judge Benedict was a Justice of the Supreme Court of N.Y. (2nd Judicial Dist.), 1911–1925. (See Who's Who in America, 1930s editions.)

Holograph letter, signed by Robert G. Strong, Principal of the Academy, with reference to compiling a list of all of the Academy's scholars since its founding. "I have succeeded in securing six hundred and thirty-eight names (638) between the years of 1815–1846." Letter dated Feb. 9, 1889.

• Register of 13 students aged 13–17, and their grades. n.d. 1 p. (Includes Charlotte E. Vanderveer, age 15; John A. Ditmas, age 14, etc.)
• List of students enrolled as of May 1, 1873, and amount each paid. 4 p.

The Circular and Catalogue of Erasmus Hall Academy for the years 1881, 1885, and 1886 list the names of the students then enrolled.

(For full bibliographic citation, see Erasmus Hall Academy—Catalogue)

Report card of John Bollinger, dated Feb. 19, 1875, Jared Hasbrouck, Principal. Marks were on a scale of 1 to 5.

This report card has been heavily damaged by cellophane tape, but is still legible.

See also Erasmus Hall High School—165th anniversary of founding (1952)

Composition written Jan. 17, 1868 by Alexander C. Snyder, a pupil in the Academy, who later became vice president of the Broadway Trust Co. The composition deals with skating in Prospect Park.

A letter written to "Master Robert A. Finlay, Flatbush, L.I.," who was a student at Erasmus Hall. The letter concerns letters, clothing and a toothbrush sent to him at the Academy.

Faded sepia photograph in 11 ½ x 13 ½" frame, showing Rev. Robert G. Strong, principal, with the students on the steps of the Academy. Dated Nov. 8, 1883. Received Jan. 24, 1966; donor unknown.

Letter dated Oct. 5, 1867, from John Williamson, a teacher, asking for an increase in salary to $1,000. "I should at least receive as much as an ordinary clerk, & as much as will afford me a livelihood. The laborer is worthy of his hire."

• Original program and tickets of admission for the formal transfer ceremony, held Oct. 14, 1896 in the Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church.
• Also, newspaper clippings.

• Treasurer's Report, Oct. 11, 1871. (with) Report of Committee to examine Treasurer's Report, Oct. 13, 1871.
• Treasurer's Report, Nov. 16, 1872. (with) Report of Committee to examine Treasurer's Report, Nov. 9, 1872.
• Treasurer's Report, Dec. 20, 1873.
• Treasurer's Report, Oct. 2, 1874. (with) Report of Committee to examine Treasurer's account, Oct. 7, 1874.

Typewritten lists of Trustees arranged by family (e.g., "Members of the Lefferts family who have served as Trustees.") Compiled by Willis Boughton in writing the Chronicles of Erasmus Hall. Includes 3 pg. letter written and signed by Cornelius L. Wells, minister of the Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church, Dec. 31, 1900.

• 1871 Oct. 14
• 1872 Nov. 16
• 1873 Dec. 23
• 1874 Mar. 30, Apr. 20, June 13, July 14, Oct. 10
• 1875 Feb. 13
• 1878 July 27
• 1886 March 6
• 1892 all meetings
• 1893 March 3, Aug. 12
• 1894 Aug. 14

These are rough drafts of the Trustees' meetings, mostly written by J. L. Zabriskie, who served as Trustee from 1855 until his death in 1895.

An original notice issued by Dr. John B. Zabriskie, Clerk of the Board, to Jeremiah Lott, informing him that an extra meeting of the Trustees will be held Saturday, April 13, 1844, 7 P.M. (This item was on display in the museum room of the EHHS library for many years until 1973; this accounts for the serious fading.)

• Letter from S. B. Woolworth, of Regents of the University of the State of New York, regarding failure of Academy to submit Annual Report.
• Draft of reply by J. L. Zabriskie, secretary, dated Dec. 17, 1866.

• Report of Trustees for year ending Sept. 30, 1867 (blank copy; not filled in)
• Report of Trustees for year ending Sept. 30, 1868 (rough and finished drafts)
• Report of Trustees for year ending Sept. 30, 1869
• Report of Trustees for year ending Sept. 30, 1870

Earliest known view of Erasmus Hall Academy is a wood engraving executed c. 1823, appearing on an advertisement for the Academy, found in Records Case, Drawer 1 ("Erasmus Hall Academy—Advertisements"). Also reproduced at p. 251 of v. 1 of Stiles' History of Kings Co. History of Kings Co. (1884), with the incorrect date of 1850.

The same view is reproduced in Cabinet of Instruction, Literature and Amusement (v. I, 1829, p. 432) (Records Case, Drawer 16), and in Williams' New-York Annual Register (1831, opp. p. 159) (Records Case, Drawer 16).

The original engraved wood block from which this print was made is found in Records Case, Drawer 10.

Original watercolor by C. Burton dated Oct. 1826, 20 x 29", framed to 30 x 40"; formerly located in EHHS library, archives room; now in New-York Historical Society museum collection, accession number 1979.81.

Wood engraving of the Academy appears as frontispiece in the Prospectus of Erasmus Hall Academy (1860) (in Records Case, Drawer 1, "Erasmus Hall Academy—Catalogues").

Original wood engraved block from which this print was made is found in Records Case, Drawer 10.

Because of its financial difficulties, Erasmus Hall Academy took in adult boarders in the 1880s and 1890s, who had apartments in the old Academy building. Photographs of some of these boarders.

Faded sepia photograph in 11 ½ x 13 ½" frame, showing Rev. Robert G. Strong, principal, with the students on the steps of the Academy. Dated Nov. 8, 1883. Received Jan. 24, 1966; donor unknown.

Probably made by students under the instruction of Allen B. Doggett. Four drawings. Also, one set of negative and positive glossy photostats of the four drawings.

Manufactured for F. A. Lippold, Flatbush, N.Y.

n.d., but c. 1900. Lippold produced and sold a variety of Flatbush souvenirs in this period, including post cards of old Flatbush scenes (see Flatbush—Views. Postcard album. . .)

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

Original certificate of incorporation granted by Secretary of State of New York State to the Erasmus Hall Athletic Field Association, Inc.; dated Nov. 8, 1922.

• Nine-page press release concerning celebration.
• Program for the pageant entitled "The Tradition" which was given in October, 1921. [6 copies]
• Photographs, most 8 x 10".

• Original invitation, souvenir program, and newspaper clippings printed in conjunction with the 125th anniversary celebration and pageant.
• Brooklyn Life, v. 46, no. 1180 (Oct. 12, 1912), with photos of pageant.

Large size photos (8 x 24") of 1912 pageant participants. One copy flat (cracked in half); one copy tightly rolled (brittle).

Set of 10 9 ½ x 7 ½" photographs mounted on uniform mounts, taken by F. A. Walter, photographer, 510 Fulton Street, Bklyn. From Dr. McNeill, Jan. 18, 1956.

Large leather scrapbook, about 14 ½ x 18 ½", with mounted 8 x 10 photographs.

Scrapbook, approx. 12 x 14", containing letters from person invited to attend the 1912 pageant. There are autograph letters of a number of prominent people, including Charles Evans Hughes of the U. S. Supreme Court; John A. Dix, Governor of New York; William J. Gaynor, Mayor of New York City; Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University; etc. Also included are newspaper clippings, tickets, ribbons, etc.

• "The Erasmus Pageant . . . Set of Eleven Colored Post Cards . . ."
• "Official Souvenirs . . . set of one dozen (black and white) Post Cards . . ."

Folder containing numerous items, including:

• Invitations and ticket to pageant
• Programs of Civic Night and Education Night Exercises (Oct. 7–8, 1937)
• Numerous newspaper articles and photographs.

• 4 x 5" size taken by student.
• 4 ½ x 6 ½" size taken by W.P.A. (Project 6022).
• 8 x 10" size, including official Board of Ed. photos
• Album with red leatherette cover.

Original Tiffany engraved plates used to print the invitations to the pageant. Housed in original box from Tiffany's.

This celebration was held to re-dedicate the newly restored Erasmus Hall Academy building on the campus. The Regents held their December meeting in the Academy as their part of the celebration. Newspaper clippings, many photographs, and copies of the official program are on file.

2 photos, 11 x 14".

• "175th Year Fete Held at Erasmus." In: Flatbush, May 1962 issue.
• Programs of the Civic Night and Education Night Exercises (May 9–10, 1962)

Box containing about 90 copies.

The years indicated are for the year ending ____; the "C" and "S" references indicate whether the report is for the City or State:
• 1897 (S, C)
• 1898 (S, C)
• 1899 (S)
• 1900 (S)
• 1901 (S, C)
• 1902 (S)
• 1903 (S)
• 1904 (S)
• 1905 (S)
• 1907 (S)

• Printed programs, newspaper clippings, etc., about athletic meets, track meets, football games, etc.
• Also, copies of Sports Review, 1936–8.
• Also, scrapbook of athletic material, 1907–10. Also, 1904 calendar with photos of EHHS athletic teams.

Pages 1 to 46 taken from a notebook.

Inside cover of hardcover notebook containing minutes of "Science Section."

Early in the administration of Dr. John F. McNeill (EHHS principal), the carved shield designs in the school chapel were embellished with hand-painted coats of arms of the founding families of Erasmus Hall Academy. This folder contains lists of the shields.

Photographs showing the chapel at the time these shields existed, can be found under: Erasmus Hall High School—Views.

Two editions: n.d. (1941?), 1956.

The Church Avenue wing was dedicated Oct. 10, 1912, in conjunction with the celebration of the school's 125th anniversary. A transcript of the speakers' remarks at the dedication, and material relating generally to the anniversary celebration.

Programs for the following years are available:
• 1897
• 1898
• 1900 [17 copies]
• 1901
• 1910
• 1911
• 1912
• 1913 [ticket and dance book only]
• 1914
• 1915
• 1916
• 1917
• 1918
• 1919
• 1921
• 1922
• 1925
• 1934
• 1937
• 1938
• 1940 [3 copies]
• 1941 [2 copies]
• 1945
• 1947
• 1949
• 1951
• 1959 [3 copies]
• 1960

These were the first and second graduating classes of Erasmus Hall High School.

Mounted in notebook without covers.

Lists all of the graduates and award winners.

Gift of Dr. Henry E. Meleney, class of 1905.

Programs for the following years are available (for the June class unless otherwise specified):
• 1923 (Jan.)
• 1934 [2 copies]
• 1936
• 1937
• 1938 (Jan. & June)
• 1939 (Jan. & June)
• 1940 (Jan. & June)
• 1941 (Jan. & June)
• 1942 (Jan. & June)
• 1943 (Jan. & June)
• 1944 (Jan. & June)
• 1945 (Jan. & June)
• 1946 (Feb. & June)
• 1947 (Feb. & June)
• 1948 (Feb. & June)
• 1949
• 1950 (Jan. & June)
• 1951 (Jan. & June)
• 1952 (Jan.)
• 1953 (Jan.)
• 1954
• 1955 (Jan. & June)
• 1956 (Jan. & June)
• 1957
• 1960
• 1963
• 1967 (Jan. & June)
• 1968
• 1969
• 1970
• 1972
• 1973
• 1974

See also Erasmus Hall High School—Christmas Concert
See also Erasmus Hall High School—Spring Concert
See also Erasmus Hall High School—Sing

• "Cornerstone of the New Erasmus Hall High School Laid To-Day." Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jan. 17, 1905, p. 1. Accompanied by letter from Dr. Henry E. Meleney, who donated this clipping and one regarding the 1905 graduation.
• Program of the laying of the cornerstone, Jan. 17, 1905 [2 copies].

Original glass plate negative, 5 x 7", of the laying of the cornerstone of Erasmus Hall High School, Jan. 17, 1905. Negative made by Mr. Edmund Bramhill Child, and presented to the school in October, 1937. Also present is a 5 x 7" print from the negative.

Note: a second negative taken by Mr. Child, but not as good, is in the collections of the New-York Historical Society.

Original trowel used in laying cornerstone of Erasmus Hall High School, Jan. 1905.

It is inscribed as follows: "Used in laying the cornerstone of the new Erasmus Hall High School January seventeenth Nineteen hundred and five by Hon. George W. Schaedle, Member of the Committee on Buildings, Board of Education, and by him presented as a momento [sic] to the school. John Thatcher & Sons, Builders."

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

This medal is engraved with the name of Clarence E. Meleney. In original leather presentation box. Received as a gift from G. C. Meleney, White Plains, N.Y., June 1975.

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

Undated, but as this is "for use during the first term of the new school," the date is September 1896. [8 copies]

"Diploma of Graduation: This DIPLOMA is awarded to Ruth M. Dunham Who has completed the Regular Course of 4 years in the Erasmus Hall High School and has satisfactorily passed all examinations required for graduation, June 26, 1913. (Signed) . . . W. B. Gunnison, Principal." 14 x 17"

Three different editions, n.d., but all issued under chairmanship of A. Barnett Langdale.

Folder also includes two pamphlets:
• William E. McVey, Minimal Essentials in Manners and Right Conduct for High School Students (1921)
• Phil B. Noah, Charting Success by the Five Pointed Star: Suggestions for High School Students (1937)

Lists the complete faculty for the year beginning Sept. 1900 [1899?].

Ledger book in which each faculty member was rated for performance. Every teacher hired during the first ten years of the school's existence as a public high school is rated.

Recorded by the Erasmus Hall Organization.

Loyalty pledge taken by faculty of Erasmus Hall High School pursuant to a state law passed during the post-World War I "Red Scare." Also, material relating to loyalty dated 1917.

Book presented to John F. McNeill with the signatures of every member of the faculty, according to department.

Two envelopes labeled:
• "Small photos with names on back—EHHS Print—Paul's list!"
• "List of Faculty made by: A. S. Cameron from Paul's very bad list!!!"

The list by Ms. Alex Cameron corresponds to the copy of the "Long photograph of the complete faculty [numbered copy 2]" taken on campus at the time of the 125th anniversary celebration, 1912. See oversize folder 1.2.

Programs are available for the following years:
• 1898 (first)
• 1900 (Jan.)
• 1900 (Dec.)
• 1902 (Jan.)
• 1902 (Dec.)
• 1904
• 1905
• 1906
• 1907
• 1909
• 1910
• 1911
• 1912
• 1914
• 1916
• 1920
• 1931
• 1932
• 1933
• 1934
• 1938
• 1967

• Faculty Play, Mar. 26–27, 1926 [4 copies]
• Faculty Play, Apr. 17–18, 1931 [5 copies]

Taken on campus at time of 125th anniversary celebration.

Formerly framed (frame discarded 2021), with only accurate identification of faculty members.

Taken on campus at time of 125th anniversary celebration. This numbered copy was presented in Dec. 1972 by Ms. Alex Cameron, a teacher who appears in the photo. Poor condition (split in half).

For Cameron's list identifiying the teachers in the photograph, see Box 9a, Folder "EHHS—Faculty—1912."

Taken on campus at time of 125th anniversary. Three copies (one complete, two partial).

Taken on campus at time of 125th anniversary celebration. Poor condition.

Not dated, but ca. 1930s, as the Snyder Ave. wing was not yet constructed. [3 copies]

This is an 8 page blueprint of Snyder Avenue wing.

Not dated, but ca. 1940, as the Snyder Avenue wing is present and referred to as the "new addition."

• Printed notice of welcome to Erasmus Hall freshmen, signed by Emilie L. Platt, Grade Advisor, n.d., but World War I era.
• Printed notice of welcome, similar to above, but signed Charles M. Stebbins, n.d.
• Printed notice of consolation to students who failed first semester's work, signed Charles M. Stebbins, n.d.

The following editions are available, with variant titles as indicated:

• Erasmus Hall Handbook 1915
• Erasmus Hall Handbook 1932 [6th ed.]
• G. O. Handbook Feb. 1937
• G. O Handbook Fall 1937 [4 copies]
• G. O. Handbook Spring 1938
• The Handbook Fall 1938
• The Handbook Spring 1939 [2 copies]
• The Handbook Fall 1939 [3 copies]
• The Handbook Spring 1940 [2 copies]
• The Handbook Fall 1940 [2 copies]
• G. O. Handbook Fall 1941
• G. O. Handbook Fall 1942 [3 copies]
• General Organization Handbook Spring 1943 [2 copies]
• G. O. Handbook Spring 1943 [2 copies]
• G. O. Handbook Spring 1944
• G. O. Handbook Fall 1944 [3 copies]
• G. O. Handbook Spring 1945 [3 copies]
• G. O. Handbook Fall 1945 [3 copies]
• The Handbook Spring 1946 [3 copies]
• The Handbook Spring [sic; Fall] 1946 [3 copies]
• The Handbook Spring 1947 [2 copies]

Erasmus Hall Guide. Published by the Faculty of Erasmus Hall High School for the Students.
• v. 1 Jan. 1948 [3 copies]
• v. 2 Sept. 1950 [3 copies]
• v. 3 Sept. 1959 [2 copies]
• v. 4 Sept. 1966 [4 copies]
• 1974
• Sept. 1978

Answer Book for New Erasmians, publd. by G. O.
• v. 1–3 (1956–59) [2 copies]

• Original program and tickets of admission for the formal transfer of the Academy to the City of Brooklyn for use as a public high school. Ceremony was held Oct. 14, 1896 at Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church.
• Also, newspaper clippings.

This 243-page report contains much information about Erasmus Hall, which was transferred to the city of Brooklyn in 1896.

Richard Young, Chairman, W. B. Gunnison, Secretary. Ledger notebook.

More than 100 sheets tied together, each with signatures and addresses of both famous and obscure Brooklynites.

Also, material relating to loyalty dated 1917.

Erasmus Hall High School was named as one of the dozen schools involved:
• "Reds in 3 Boro Schools Plot Against U.S., Probers Charge." Brooklyn Eagle, March 24, 1941.
• "9 High Schools Called Centers of Red Activity," New York Herald Tribune, March --, 1941.

In 1957, a TIME Magazine survey named Erasmus Hall as one of the 38 outstanding high schools in the U.S. A Ladies' Home Journal survey in 1963 named EHHS as one of the top 25. These articles resulted in much publicity (newspaper articles, etc.) and correspondence (from high schools wishing to learn the secret of success).

Published by the Flatbush Chamber of Commerce, devoted to the history of Erasmus Hall High School. Also, includes article (p. 2) on Dr. John F. McNeill being named "Man of the Year" by the Kiwanis Club of Prospect Park.

A landmark plaque was placed on the old Academy building by the New York Community Trust on May 2, 1958. This private trust began marking important landmarks because there was no city agency to do so. Erasmus Hall Academy was declared an official city landmark on March 15, 1966 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (which did not come into being until 1965). In December 1975, Erasmus Hall Academy was entered in the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the U. S. Dept. of the Interior.

The former being what is now the Art Gallery / Student Lounge on the second floor of the Flatbush Arch.

The following years are available: Year ending
• 1897
• 1898
• 1899
• 1900
• 1901

Erasmus Hall bookplate and inscription from the author.

[NOT PRESENT]. The New-York Historical Society holds a partial copy under call number NA737.P6 C6 Oversize.

Bound volume with leather label "Kate M. Randall" on cover.

Incomplete run, vol. 10, no. 3 (7 July 1797)–vol. 14, no. 60 (4 December 1802), bound in one volume. Erasmus Hall bookplate.

• One of the plans is a blueprint of the room lay-out.
• The other, on tissue paper, is an artist's conception of the lay-out of the shelves and stained glass windows.

• Erasmus Hall Library, 1787– . [Brooklyn, N.Y.], 1934.
• Erasmus Hall Library, 1787– . [Brooklyn, N.Y.], c. 1940.

The library of the old public school of the town of Flatbush (known as School District No. 1, Town of Flatbush, Kings Co.) was, by vote of the trustees of the school district, transferred in 1897 to Erasmus Hall High School, where it still reposes today in the museum of the school's library. Correspondence between Walter B. Gunnison, EHHS principal, and John Z. Lott, trustee of the school district, relating to the transfer.

Inventory of rare volumes from Erasmus Hall High School Library Museum Room. The books were deposited in the school's vault in 1961, but were subsequently retrieved and returned to the Museum Room.

• Letters of Junius, pub. by Evert Duyckinck, 1821.
• Magni Des. Erasmi Roterodami Vita (Life of Erasmus), publ. 1642.

Approved and signed by John F. McNeill. Signatures of teachers include H. E. Wedeck, Louise Church, Charlotte H. Crawford, Thomas G. Lawrence, A. Barnett Langdale.

Correspondence and printed material relating to a city-wide series of lectures and programs held in 1921 under the auspices of "America's Making, Inc., An Exposition of Three Centuries of Immigrant Contributions to our National Life." Erasmus Hall High School presented a pageant on Oct. 31, 1921 in connection with the Making of America program.

• Erasmus Hall Athletic Association (bronze), 440 yard run, 1903 (see Erasmian, v. 5, no. 8, May 1903, p. 158).
• Long Island Interscholastic Athletic League (bronze).
• Carteret Academy Interscholastic Games (silver), 100 yard run, 1903.
• Accompanied by a biographical sketch of Bousfield.

Donated to the school by Helen Bergen (Mrs. A. Lloyd Lott), Brewster, N.Y., n.d.

• EHHS Sing, 1959
• EHHS Senior, 1962
• EHHS Buff and Blue, 1964
• Erasmus Hall Buff and Blue, 1787–1962

This medal is engraved with the name of Clarence E. Meleney. In original leather presentation box.

Received as a gift from G. C. Meleney, White Plain, N.Y., June 1975.

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

Nov. 21, 1899–Jan. 12, 1909. Hardcover notebook.

Presented by Sidney L. Katz, EHHS '31, of Katz, Waisman, Blumenkranz, Stein, Weber, Architects Associated. 11 black loose-leaf volumes with photographs of virtually every interior space in the school before renovation in the modernization of 1955.

Presented by Sidney L. Katz, EHHS '31, of Katz, Waisman, Blumenkranz, Stein, Weber, Architects Associated. 11 black loose-leaf volumes with photographs of virtually every interior space in the school before renovation in the modernization of 1955.

Presented by Sidney L. Katz, EHHS '31, of Katz, Waisman, Blumenkranz, Stein, Weber, Architects Associated. 11 black loose-leaf volumes with photographs of virtually every interior space in the school before renovation in the modernization of 1955.

Presented by Sidney L. Katz, EHHS '31, of Katz, Waisman, Blumenkranz, Stein, Weber, Architects Associated. 11 black loose-leaf volumes with photographs of virtually every interior space in the school before renovation in the modernization of 1955.

Presented by Sidney L. Katz, EHHS '31, of Katz, Waisman, Blumenkranz, Stein, Weber, Architects Associated. 11 black loose-leaf volumes with photographs of virtually every interior space in the school before renovation in the modernization of 1955.

Presented by Sidney L. Katz, EHHS '31, of Katz, Waisman, Blumenkranz, Stein, Weber, Architects Associated. 11 black loose-leaf volumes with photographs of virtually every interior space in the school before renovation in the modernization of 1955.

• Memorandum re: Modernization of the Flatbush Avenue, Church Avenue, and Bedford Avenue wings of Erasmus Hall High School, 23 February 1954.
• Modernization: Our Immediate Needs, 30 September 1954.
• Modernization of Erasmus Hall High School: Preliminary Submission, June 6, 1955, Katz Waisman Blumenkranz Stein Weber Architects Associated.

Dower chest of Abigail Lefferts Lloyd (1759–1847) was donated to the school by Miss Louise G. Zabriskie in 1952. The Brooklyn Eagle clipping includes a photograph of students Nancy Scarborough and Nina Ballas with the chest [which is NOT included in the present collection].

List of old Dutch artifacts and antiques, contributed primarily by Miss Louise G. Zabriskie in 1952, for the Museum Room in the old Academy building. Also, list of Erasmus Hall memorabilia kept in Museum Room.

"The bell in the case in the Hall was presented to the school by Miss [Louise G.] Zabriskie in March 1903. It was specially cast at Troy for Dr. Van Kleeck [sic] in 1848." [The bell itself is located in box RC-23.]

With accompanying note: "This old school bell has been dated traditionally as a relic from 1787, the year of the founding of Erasmus Hall Academy. However, it actually dates from the administration of Rev. Richard Van Kleek, ca. 1845."

Three wooden containers made from timbers of the Zabriskie Homestead, Flatbush, Long Island. Donated to Erasmus Hall High School by Miss Louise Garvin Zabriskie. One canister (the one without a top) bears the stamped inscriptions "J.L.Z. 1902," which indicates it (and its companions) was likely made in 1902, but the initials cannot stand for Dr. John L. Zabriskie, who died in 1895.

From the Jacob Lefferts homestead built c. 1678 (later known as Zabriskie homestead). Gift to Erasmus Hall from Miss Louise Zabriskie, 1952.

Recorded on a "3-page list of items transferred to NYHS which are NOT in the 2 large Records Cases or Hollinger [i.e., manuscript] boxes."

Recorded on a "3-page list of items transferred to NYHS which are NOT in the 2 large Records Cases or Hollinger [i.e., manuscript] boxes."

Recorded on a "3-page list of items transferred to NYHS which are NOT in the 2 large Records Cases or Hollinger [i.e., manuscript] boxes."

"END" probably = Ellen N. Duryea (1802–1868)—see Lefferts Genealogy by T. G. Bergen (1878), p. 89.

Recorded on a "3-page list of items transferred to NYHS which are NOT in the 2 large Records Cases or Hollinger [i.e., manuscript] boxes."

Brass name plate "Bateman Lloyd 1780." Gift to Erasmus Hall from Miss Louise Zabriskie, 1952.

Recorded on a "3-page list of items transferred to NYHS which are NOT in the 2 large Records Cases or Hollinger [i.e., manuscript] boxes."

Recorded on a "3-page list of items transferred to NYHS which are NOT in the 2 large Records Cases or Hollinger [i.e., manuscript] boxes."

Recorded on a "3-page list of items transferred to NYHS which are NOT in the 2 large Records Cases or Hollinger [i.e., manuscript] boxes."

• Cheers for Erasmus Hall. By Denis R. O'Brien and Joseph A. Campbell. Copyright 1908 W. B. Gunnison.
• Erasmus Field Song. By Frank D. Edgell and Eugene W. Harter. Copyright 1923 E. W. Harter.
• Erasmus Hall. Words and Music by Eugene W. Harter. Copyright 1898 W. B. Gunnison [2 copies].
• Erasmus Hall High School Songs. pamph., n.d.
• Oh, Lads and Lassies (Erasmus Song). Words and Music by Eugene W. Harter. Copyright 1926 E. W. Harter [2 copies].
• Songs, Emile Re-Union, Feb. 14, 1931.
• Songs and Shouts, Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn (1907) [2 copies].
• "Songs and yells" (in The Busy B, v. 8, no. 1, Nov. 1918).
• Songs for Alumni Day . . . 1905.
• Erasmus Hall Songs, comp. by Mary C. Mulligan and Umberto Pisani, copyright 1927 [2 copies].
• _____, second ed. 1931
• The Abridged Academy Song-Book for Use in Schools and Colleges, by Charles H. Levermore, Ginn & Co., 1898 [2 copies].

In 1957, a TIME Magazine survey named Erasmus Hall as one of the 38 outstanding high schools in the U.S. A Ladies' Home Journal survey in 1963 named EHHS as one of the top 25. These articles resulted in much publicity (newspaper articles, etc.) and correspondence (from high schools wishing to learn the secret of success).

• "The Torch: A Pageant of Democracy by Josephine Thorp, Presented by Erasmus Hall in celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of representative government in this country."
• Program for pageant held Nov. 24, 1919; and miscellaneous correspondence relating to the pageant.

On pages 101–105 of hardcover notebook containing minutes of meetings of Science section.

Pasted in hardcover notebook. n.d., but ca. 190–.

Including the productions of the Footlighters, a group formed at EHHS in 1932.

For other programs involving Erasmus Hall students, see Erasmus Hall High School—Programs.

• Nov. 20, 1911
• Dec. 21, 1914

Including
• Alumni Plays
• Arbor Day
• Debates
• Elocution Contests
• Hudson-Fulton Celebration

This 12-page report includes every possible aspect of the school, from "Conduct of Pupils in Halls and Study Rooms" to "Pupil Load and Heads of Departments." Includes much criticism, and recommends immediate removal of the Old Building.

Nov. 21, 1899 to May 10, 1904. Pages 1 to 97 of hardcover notebook.

Also includes
• Instructions for students and faculty
• Program with photograph [4 copies]
• Address by Mr. Low [2 copies]

Programs for the following years of this musical presentation are available:

• 1962
• 1963
• 1964

This is an 8 page blueprint of Snyder Avenue wing.

• Program of the Ceremonies Incident to the Dedication of the New Addition to Erasmus Hall High School . . . . Tuesday, November 19, 1940. [approx. 40 copies]
• Article from New York Times, Nov. 20, 1940.
• Letter written by Jane Kebbon, widow of Eric Kebbon, architect of Snyder Avenue wing, 1964.

The album contains photos taken by the Camera Club of EHHS.

• Cheers for Erasmus Hall. By Denis R. O'Brien and Joseph A. Campbell. Copyright 1908 W. B. Gunnison.
• Erasmus Field Song. By Frank D. Edgell and Eugene W. Harter. Copyright 1923 E. W. Harter.
• Erasmus Hall. Words and Music by Eugene W. Harter. Copyright 1898 W. B. Gunnison [2 copies].
• Erasmus Hall High School Songs. pamph., n.d.
• Oh, Lads and Lassies (Erasmus Song). Words and Music by Eugene W. Harter. Copyright 1926 E. W. Harter [2 copies].
• Songs, Emile Re-Union, Feb. 14, 1931.
• Songs and Shouts, Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn (1907) [2 copies].
• "Songs and yells" (in The Busy B, v. 8, no. 1, Nov. 1918).
• Songs for Alumni Day . . . 1905.
• Erasmus Hall Songs, comp. by Mary C. Mulligan and Umberto Pisani, copyright 1927 [2 copies].
• _____, second ed. 1931
• The Abridged Academy Song-Book for Use in Schools and Colleges, by Charles H. Levermore, Ginn & Co., 1898 [2 copies].

Programs for the following years are on file:

• 1937
• 1938 (Third Annual)
• 1939 (Fourth Annual) [2 copies]
• 1940 (Fifth Annual) [2 copies]
• 1941 (Sixth Annual) [3 copies]
• 1945
• 1946
• 1947 [2 copies]
• 1948 [3 copies]
• 1949
• 1950
• 1952 [3 copies]
• 1953 [5 copies]
• 1954 [3 copies]
• 1955 (5 copies]
• 1956 [3 copies]
• 1957 [5 copies]
• 1958 [2 copies]
• 1959 [2 copies]
• 1960 [5 copies]
• 1961 [2 copies]
• 1962 [2 copies]
• 1963
• 1964
• 1965
• 1967 [2 copies]
• 1968
• 1969
• 1970
• 1971
• 1972 [3 copies]
• 1973 [2 copies]

Also, miscellaneous papers relating to the Spring Concerts.

The annual Spring Concert became Spring Festival of the Arts after 197– . Programs for the following years are available:

• 1978 [2 copies]

Folder issued by the manufacturer, Church Glass and Decorating Company of New York, showing black and white illustrations.

Original watercolor executed by the Church Glass and Decorating Company of New York, which served as the basis for the design of the window. 25 x 28", in a large cardboard portfolio.

Originally in Records Case, Drawer 7.

8 x 10" black and white photo of this window, which was dedicated Nov. 3, 1929. See The Chronicles (1937) p. 50–53 for description.

Dedication of the Memorial Window to Dr. Walter Balfour Gunnison in the Library of Erasmus Hall High School, May 2, 1919. (program)

Note: This window is in the old library, now known as the student lounge, on 2nd floor of Flatbush Ave. tower.

Folder containing correspondence relating to, information about, and photographs of the coats of arms in the stained glass windows in the Erasmus Hall library in the Snyder Avenue wing.

(Presented to [EHHS] library, Jan. 1973; belonged to Walter Atwood Wright, French instructor and head of the Mandolin Club.)

Note: Athletic photographs are not included in the above. See Erasmus Hall High School—Athletics.

Linen, 19 x 24".

• Postcards, black and white and color, of Erasmus Hall High School. None are dated, but all are ca. 1905–1920. Some show the Flatbush Ave. front of the school before the addition of the Church Ave. wing. One, ca. 1911, shows the school from Ocean Avenue, before E. 21 St. had been cut through.
• Also, sets of postcards issued for the 125th anniversary, 1912. One set, in color, features views of the pageant; the other set has views of the school, principal, antiques, etc.

From the Erasmian, Oct. and Nov. 1917. Also, Christmas card sent in Dec. 1918 to Erasmians who served in the war.

Printed program, correspondence.

See also Erasmus Hall High School—Service Flag Dedication.

Includes correspondence and photographs.

• "Erasmians Serve." 16 x 20" poster listing Erasmus Hall students in the service. Dated May 1945.
• Dutchman, April 20, 1945, listing Erasmus veterans.
• Slips of paper with names of Erasmus veterans.

Most thanking editor of Dutchman for sending copies of Dutchman.

• Certificate recognizing EHHS as a patron of the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home, Eaton Rapids, Mich., n.d.
• Citations for meritorious service awarded to EHHS by New York War Fund, 1944.

• Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 5, 1916)
• Vol. 1, no. 3 (Feb. 2, 1916)

• Complete run, from v. 1, no. 1 (May 4, 1915) through v. 2, no. 13 (Dec. 15, 1915)
• New series, v. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 30, 1922); v. 2, no. 1 (Nov. 7, 1922); v. 3, no. 1 (Nov. 6, 1923)

• one issue, n.d., but ca. 1974.

• Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1935) [2 copies]
• Vol. 2, no. 1 (May 1936) [2 copies]

• 1967
• 1973
• "Village of Flatbush," a Facets publication issued in June 1974 [4 copies]

• Vol. 1, no. 2 (Oct. 1973)
• Vol. 3, no. 1 (Dec. 1975)

The original fireplace installed in Erasmus Hall Academy when it opened in 1787 remained in the old building until about 1906, when it was removed and installed in the principal's office in the new Flatbush Ave. wing of Erasmus Hall High School. The fireplace was returned to the old Academy building when it was restored and re-opened in 1952. Photograph of the fireplace in the Academy in late 19th century, and clipping from The Dutchman, Apr. 3, 1936.

A Facets publication issued in the spring of 1973, featuring history and photographs of Flatbush. 16 p. [4 copies]

A history of the Ingleside Club of Flatbush, a literary society of female members.

"Century-Old Clarkson Mansion, Flatbush Landmark, to be Razed," New York Times, _____, 1940.

"Old Ditmas Home Awaits City Plans. Historical Society to Map Project for Museum in Flatbush Dwelling," New York Times, Sept. (3?), 1935.

The Ditmas or Van Nuys Homestead, Brooklyn, N.Y. Etching made by William Hicks. W.P.A. Federal Art Project, N.Y.C. 6 x 8", framed to 12 x 13 ½"

"The Lefferts Mansion." Undated article from unknown periodical (after 1919).

Martense-Story Homestead: "When Does A Woman Cease To Be Sensitive About Her Age?," from Flatbush: Magazine of Flatbush Chamber of Commerce, May 1937. Tells of "Aunt" Rachel Martense, who lived to be 104, and shows photo of the Martense-Story homestead which stood on Flatbush Ave., east side, near Linden Blvd.

"The Romance of Melrose Hall," program of the play by Jane Dransfield which was presented in the Church House of the Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church, Dec. 4–5, 1924.

"The Romance of Melrose Hall," program of play by Jane Dransfield (copyright 1908), n.d. This performance may have been given by the Flatbush Boys' Club, whose officers are listed on the last page.

Snyder, John J. "Melrose Hall, Flatbush's Haunted House," Flatbush: Magazine of Flatbush Chamber of Commerce, May 1934.

"Conditions and stipulations on which the proxies of the widow of the late David Provoost have the intention to sell in public auction to the highest bidder . . . the here-after mentioned dwellings, yards, and lands situated in and under the jurisdiction of the village Midwout on the Long Island in the New Netherlands . . ."

Original, two-page document in Dutch, dated March 15, 1659. Accompanied by photostat copy, transliteration, and translation into English.

Note: The oldest document bearing the ancient name of Flatbush, "Midwout," is a certificate dated Jan. 15, 1658, signed by Domine Polhemus of the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush. Therefore, this 1659 document must be one of the earliest extant uses of "Midwout."

A listing of the 79 men in the battalion, with rank, date of app't., names present, remarks and alterations since last muster (including one desertion and two AWOLs). All of the names on this 17 x 21 ½" document are of Flatbush families.

Envelope mentions 2 copies; only 1 present.

The title is misleading; this is an excellent history of Flatbush from its beginning, but with emphasis on the development of Flatbush in the period 1890–1908.

• "The 300th Birthday of Flatbush," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 25, 1952. Special section with dozens of photographs, articles.
• "Flatbush Joins In Celebrating 300th Anniversary this Week," Flatbush Times, v. 1, no. 10 (May 29, 1952).
• Photographs of the celebration at EHHS, May 28.

Published by John J. Snyder, of Snyder's of Flatbush. Contains interesting historical material and photos relating to Flatbush.

Published by John J. Snyder of "Snyder's of Flatbush." Complete set. Interesting historical material and photographs regarding Flatbush.

Reproduction certified as accurate by the State Engineer and Surveyor, 1902. 18 x 26". Gift of Herebert [sic] S. Wynkoop, 1912.

(Originally in Records Case, Drawer 7.)

Survey, 7 ½ x 12 ½", showing three adjoining plots of land owned by Nicholas Cowenhoven, Garret Martense, and George Garret and Adrian Martense. There is no identification as to the location of the lots, so Flatbush is only a guess (the lots may have been in Brooklyn). n.d., but ca. 1800.

By J(eremiah) L(ott). The road referred to is Flatbush Avenue. This is the original, handwritten survey.

"Compliments of the Flatbush Democratic Club." Includes miniature drawings of old Flatbush residences around the border, numbered to correspond to the map.

This map shows that part of Flatbush Avenue which was in Flatbush, and indicates who owned each parcel of land.

This is a copy of the original, in the hand of J. L. Zabriskie, probably done in the 1870s.

Receipts for expenditures by Flatbush Public School No. 1 (corner Church and Bedford Avenues), 1867–1873. Many are receipts signed by teachers for salary; others are for supplies, furniture, maintenance.

The title on the cover of the notebook containing these records is misleading: this is the account book of the Flatbush public school (known as the "District No. 1" school), Church and Bedford Avenues, from 1847 through 1879, and is a beautiful manuscript, in the writing of the various Treasurers, the earliest being J. V. Schoonmaker.

A. Wiggins, Esqr. This notebook lists the 749 white and 23 black children in all schools in Flatbush Dist. No. 1. It gives name and age.

• Account of expenses of "East Broadway and Locust St. School." Known today as the intersection of Church and Bedford Avenues, this was the site of the public school of Flatbush. The building still there today (1972) was built in 1878 to replace the wooden structure which had occupied the site.
• Also, expenses of "Rogers Ave. Branch School" and "East N. Y. Ave. Branch School."

N.d., but ca. 1870s. J. L. Zabriskie's writing.

Register of parents, with number of children they have attending these three schools, n.d.—ca. 1870s:
• Private school of Miss Jennie McAllis (20 students)
• Private school of Miss Bainbridge (15 students)
• Roman Catholic school (80 students)

Kept by John L. Zabriskie, with entries dating from 1878 to 1891. These entries occupy only a small portion of the notebook in which they are found; the rest of the pages are blank.

This large folder contains reports handed in by the various schools in the district, petitions for new schools, lists of absent teachers, etc. In 1903, this school board was located in "Erasmus Hall High School, Cottage #4, 34 Locust St." This was on the present site of the Bedford Ave. wing.

There is some correspondence regarding Erasmus Hall High School (petitions for new building), the old P.S. 90, corner of Church and Bedford Avenues, and the new P.S. 139, at "Avenue C and 15th Street" (Cortelyou Rd. and Rugby Road).

There is also a letter of introduction for Willis Boughton, English teacher at Erasmus Hall, who was an applicant for position of assistant in English at the College of the City of New York (1903).

The Glenwood Road School: Public School No. 152, Glenwood Road and East 23rd Street, Brooklyn, New York. Dedication and Presentation Exercises Under the Auspices of the South Midwood Residents' Association, Friday, June the Twelfth, 1908. Printed program with photograph of the school.

Gives a history of the Flatbush public school from 1659 to date. Includes a full history of the school which stood on the corner of Church and Bedford Aves.

Letters to Dr. John F. McNeill (EHHS principal) from Borough President John Cashmore and Board of Education Assistant Supt. David H. Moskowitz, regarding the building known as P.S. 90 originally the Flatbush public school, at Church and Bedford Avenues. The letters, dated 1957, relate to McNeill's efforts to procure the building as an annex.

The library of the old public school of the town of Flatbush (known as School District No. 1, Town of Flatbush, Kings Co.) was, by vote of the trustees of the school district, transferred in 1897 to Erasmus Hall High School. Correspondence between Walter B. Gunnison, EHHS principal, and John Z. Lott, trustee of the school district, relating to the transfer.

This library, which was housed in the public school on the corner of Church and Bedford Avenues, was later transfered to the museum room of the Erasmus Hall High School Library.

"Brooklyn 1 July 1846. Mrsesses. Sullivan & Cotter, to Peter Lynan to 284 feet 8 inches of flagging liad (sic-laid) in front of thare [sic] yard in Wyckoff Street . . . $25.62. Recd payment (signed) Peter Lynan."

• Petition and correspondence relating to the closing of Ocean Avenue at its intersection with Clarkson St. by the Rail Road Company, which was constructing a line from the City Line to Coney Island. Presented by Miss Louise G. Zabriskie.
• In addition to the petition, dated Jan. 22, 1878, and addressed to the Commissioners of Highways of Flatbush, are letters from various lawyers concerned.

Most are unidentified. n.d., but most are late 19th cent.

Recorded as being in Drawer 6.

For Henry McClosky's Manual, 1865. Lithograph, uncolored, 9 x 11", poor condition.

Consisting primarily of post cards issued by F. A. Lippold, Flatbush, N.Y.

These postcards are nearly all c. 1905, and most are from the high-quality series produced by F. A. Lippold of Flatbush. The album belonged to Charlotte S. Vanderbilt of 598 Flatbush Ave., Flatbush.

Set of five plaques issued by the Committee to Preserve Flatbush Town Hall in December 1972. The following landmarks are shown: Reformed Dutch Church, Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead, Wyckoff-House, Flatbush Town Hall, and Lefferts Homestead.

7 ½ x 12" notebook with mss. list of the voters in Flatbush in 1859. Signed by the inspectors of election, J. V. Schoonmaker, John J. Vanderbilt, and Abraham Lott. (Probably a gift of Mr. F. J. H. Kracke; see card for Flatbush—Voters—1860)

7 ½ x 12" notebook with mss. list of the voters in Flatbush in 1860. Signed by the inspectors of election, J. V. Schoonmaker, John Lefferts, and John J. Vanderbilt. Note inserted inside front cover: "gift of Mr. F. J. H. Kracke."

• Minutes of meeting held April 8, 1872 at Schoonmaker Hall, in the hand of John L. Zabriskie, secretary.
• Petition to the Commissioners, dated May 21, 1872, from "residents and owners of real estate fronting on Grant street between Prospect street and Nostrand Ave. in the town of Flatbush," complaining that "after every rain and snow storm large ponds of water remain on said street for a long time thereafter, and that the stench arising from the same is very offensive and injurious . . ." (Note: Grant Street is now known as Snyder Avenue.) The petition is signed by twelve individuals.
• Minutes of meeting held April 7, 1873. "Resolved, that proposal to invite (bids) for painting the street lamps from the painters in the Town to be presented at the next meeting of the board." Written by J. L. Zabriskie.

Petition and correspondence relating to the closing of Ocean Avenue at its intersection with Clarkson Street by the Rail Road Co., which was constructing a line from the City Line to Coney Island. Presented by Miss Louise G. Zabriskie.

In addition to the petition (dated Jan. 22, 1878), which is addressed to the Commissioners of Highways of Flatbush, are letters from various parties concerned.

Excellent source for history of the old families and landmarks of Flatbush.

Report by Dr. John L. Zabriskie, chairman of the committee appointed to ascertain the cost of stained glass windows for the church, and recommending the Tiffany Glass Company for the work. n.d., but probably 1889. Two-leaf manuscript in the writing of Dr. John L. Zabriskie.

Contains valuable account of the appearance of the houses along Flatbush Avenue, starting at the southern end of town, in 1865.

Published by John J. Snyder of "Snyder's of Flatbush." Complete set. Interesting historical material and photographs regarding Flatbush.

Deals with Flatlands Reformed Church (illustration).

240 p.

308 p.

196 p.

Two-page newspaper to muster support for this fundraising affair. Includes two legends of old Flatbush, "The Dominie's Ride" and "Legend of Pope's Lane." The latter was obviously the source for John J. Snyder's tale of Fiddler Joe in Tales of Old Flatbush (1945).

• Litchfield mansion, Prospect Park
• "Unveiling of Plaque" [attached to base of Erasmus statue]
• No. 746 Date Nov/28 Photo by JM View of Old Building
• Dr. Low and Miss Latham looking at G.O. posters, 1928
• Office of principal J. Herbert Low, showing old fireplace
• Brass plaque on rear of Erasmus statue
• Brass plaque on front of statue of Erasmus on campus, 1931
• [unidentified] [Men working on trolley tracks]
• No. 188. Room 304
• No. 734 Date: Nov/28 Photo by JM view of quadrangle from balcony
• No. 742 Date: Nov/28 Photo by JM View of Quad
• Subway construction, Prospect Park, 192[9?]
• [Students on campus]
• No. 1153; Date 5/6/29; Activity: Gardening; Photo by Bert Sternfield; Place: Front Campus; Dr. King's gardeners (picked from the boys gym class) digging up the campus prior to planting for the spring [plus 2 other neg's. of work on campus]
• Home Ec. Class
• [Young children on steps] (lantern slide)
• [Erasmus pupils (?) behind Flatbush District School No. 1] (lantern slide)
• [Students in costume for pageant (1912?)]
• [Erasmus statue dedication? (1931?)]
• [Students in costume behind Erasmus Hall Academy building?]
• [Back Campus. Bedford Ave. Cottages used for Classrooms] (see print in enclosure 4)

• "Girl's Basketball, 1906"
• "Girl's Basketball, Nov. 10, '03"
• "Miss Brown; Crespi; Iffla; Wilcox; Billings; Bradley; Hillman; Vacarrazza"
• "Original Basketball Team EHHS"
• "Boys' Glee Club, 1901"
• "Girls' Mandolin Club, 1906"
• [Girls on horseback]
• [Football Team]
• [Main hall, EHHS, showing oil portrait of Dr. Gunnison]
• [Girls' LaCrosse Team]
• [Girls' LaCrosse Team]
• [Excellent view of Church Ave. wing]
• [Boys swimming, probably Prospect Park Lake]
• [Picnic?]
• [Class of 1901]
• [Boy's Baseball Team]
• "Baseball Team, '06"
• [Baseball Team]
• [Girls' Basketball Team, 1904]
• [Greek club?]
• [Dr. Walter B. Gunnison at his desk]
• [Election Posters on EHHS Campus]
• [Girls on Horseback]
• [unidentified]
• "Girls' Mandolin Club, 1906"

• [Students, June '91]
• [Students]
• [Orchestra, c. 1901] (see print in enclosure 4)
• [Orchestra, c. 1901]
• [Orchestra, c. 1901]
• [Academy Building during election] (see print in enclosure 4)
• [Back campus Bedford Ave. Cottages used for classrooms] (see print in enclosure 4)
• [Faculty outing] (see print in enclosure 4)
• [Students]
• [Dr. Gunnison, Miss Turner, 1911] (see print in enclosure 4)
• [Dr. Gunnison, Miss Turner, students] (see print in enclosure 4)
• [Football team]
• [Girls' Basketball Team, 1901]
• [Girls' Basketball, 1918]
• [Girls' Tennis]
• [Boys' Baseball Team]
• [Boys' Basketball Team, 1907]

• Faculty outing
• Back campus Bedford Ave. Cottages used for classrooms
• Dr. Gunnison, Miss Turner, 1911
• Dr. Gunnison, Miss Turner, Students
• [Students]
• [Orchestra]
• Academy Building during election
• Academy Building

Two editions (1829 and 1856).

Two publications regarding Dr. Almon Gunnison, brother of Walter Balfour Gunnison of EHHS, and pastor of All Souls Universalist Church:
• The Laurentian. Canton, N.Y.: St. Lawrence University, v. 27, no. 8 (Nov. 1914). Dedicated to Dr. Almon Gunnison.
• Record and Tribute to Dr. Almon Gunnison, 1899–1914.

• Directions for the funeral of Dr. Gunnison held at All Souls Universalist Church, Dec. 21, 1916. The arrangements were made by EHHS, and the whole faculty and selected students attended.
• Mimeograph copies of songs apparently sung at a testimonial dinner for Dr. Gunnison. The words were to be sung to such popular tunes as "There is a Tavern in the Town," "Solomon Levi," etc.
• Obituary from New York Times, Dec. --, 1916.
• Program of Seventh Annual Dinner of EHHS Faculty, Feb. 25, 1905, at which time the portrait of Dr. Gunnison was unveiled (copy appears on cover of program).
• Program of Dedication of Memorial Window to Dr. Gunnison, May 2, 1919 [3 copies]
• Several copies of the portrait of Dr. Gunnison (which hung in hall near EHHS room 104), including 8 x 10" glossy, 5 ½ x 7" matte, and 2 ½ x 3 ½" half-tone cut from Chronicles.
• Three other half-tone photos of Dr. Gunnison removed from various publications
• Testimonial dinner to Dr. Gunnison, held at the Hanover Club, Brooklyn, Dec. 29, 1896.

Three limited edition publications about Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison and his children, including Walter Balfour Gunnison of EHHS. All three were published at Brooklyn, N.Y. by Herbert F. Gunnison.

• An Autobiography of Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison . . . Prepared for Private Circulation Among their Children and Grandchildren. Second edition, 1910. No. 48 of 200 copies, signed "H. F. Gunnison." (Purchased Jan. 1972 by EHHS Library for $7.50 to complete the set.)
• The Children of the Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison . . . Part Second of an Autobiography of the Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison. 1917. No. 194, presented to Dr. J. Herbert Low.
• The Children of the Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison . . . Part Second . . . (Copy 2) No. 235, presented to Mr. Fred'k Huntington.
• The Children of the Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison . . . Part Third . . . His Descendants in the World War. 1924. No. 60, presented to Dr. J. Herbert Low.

Some correspondence from Miss Hall to Mary A. Kingsbury, with other information relating to Miss Hall.

• Legal opinion, dated July 12, 1797, regarding the estate of Cornelius Van Duyn. Signed "A. Hamilton."
• Contrary opinion, dated Sept. 28, 1797, held by "Col. Burr," in letter written by "R. Strong" to "Mr. John Terhune, Gravesend."

• "Galatea, A Fantastic Play in Three Acts with Musical Interruptions; Founded on W. S. Gilbert's 'Pygmalion and Galatea' and furnished with Music and Lyrics" by Eugene W. Harter, n.d.
• Clippings from Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 5, 1913 and Oct. 1, 1913, about EHHS production of Galatea.

"Dedication of Eugene W. Harter Memorial. Erasmus Hall Auditorium, Wednesday Evening, May 31st, 1939." (5 copies of program)

The Harter Memorial is a mural depicting the wanderings of Odysseus, the Greek hero. It is located on the wall at the far end of the corridor where the EHHS offices (rooms 101–105) are located.

5 x 7" photograph of Jared Hasbrouck on the steps of the Academy with the students, who are standing at attention with bayonets. Date, Nov. 1877. Gift of Milton B. Plotz, M.D., whose covering letter, dated Nov. 12, 1954, gives a history of the photo.

Pasted in the notebooks for the Turner Medals (q.v.) are clippings listing winners of the Holmes Medals (presented by "Miss Holmes") for some years in the 1920s.

Hudson-Fulton celebration at Erasmus Hall, Wednesday, September 29th, 1909 . . . Printed program.

Two bronze medals, 4" diameter, set into a 7 x 12" wood plaque.

Typewritten letter signed "Charles E. Hughes" on U.S. Supreme Court stationery, but dated Camp Abenaki, Lake Placid, N.Y., June 29, 1912, declining the invitation of Dr. Gunnison, Principal of EHHS, to attend the 125th anniversary pageant. In Scrapbook of the 125th Anniversary of Erasmus Hall High School, mounted on p. 42.

Between glass in frame. Size of leaf, about 5 ½ x 7". Size of frame, about 9 ½ x 11 ½".

"In memory of Josephine Carlton, Erasmus Hall teacher, 1923–1953, from her colleagues of the English Dept." (Presented June 1956)

Between glass in a frame. Size of leaf, about 4 ½ x 4 ½". Size of frame, about 8 ½ x 9".

"In memory of Martin E. Glynn, Erasmus Hall teacher, 1929–1951, from his colleagues of the English Dept." (Presented June 1956)

Presented by Miss Marjorie Weirich.

Size 14 x 20".

Presented by Miss Marjorie Weirich.

Two stone ink stands, perhaps used in Erasmus Hall Academy.

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

Clipping regarding gift to Erasmus Hall High School of portrait of Kellogg, presented by his great-granddaughter, Charlotte H. Meade. Includes photo of Dr. John F. McNeill with portrait of Kellogg.

Clipping regarding gift to Erasmus Hall High School of portrait of Kellogg, presented by his great-granddaughter, Charlotte H. Meade. Includes photo of Dr. John F. McNeill with portrait of Kellogg.

Miss Kingsbury was the first professionally trained public school librarian in the United States. Letters written by Miss Kingsbury about her years at Erasmus Hall, letters written by Mary E. Hall (another pioneer in the movement for professional school librarians), and photographs, clippings, etc., about Miss Kingsbury.

• Vol. 1, no. 1 (March 8, ----)
• Vol. 1, no. 2 (March 25, ----)

Includes amusing "Words That Made Some Teachers Famous," e.g., Miss Mastin: "The more I see of some people, the more I like my dog."

• Vol. 1, no. 3 (Nov. 13, 1934) [2 copies]
• Vol. 1, no. 4 (Nov. 20, 1934) [2 copies]
• Spring issue, 1936
• Autumn issue, n.d.

Program and special "Regents" exam prepared for the event.

Dated Aug. 30, 1702, this two-page manuscript is signed by Pieterse and witnessed by three of his Flatbush contemporaries: Pieter Stryker, Andriese Janse, and Henry Filkin.

Dated Aug. 30, 1702, this two-page manuscript is signed by Pieterse and witnessed by three of his Flatbush contemporaries: Pieter Stryker, Andriese Janse, and Henry Filkin.

Presentation copy from John Lefferts to Dr. John L. Zabriskie, Sept. 28, 1878.

6 ½ x 8" notebook with marbled covers containing the constitution and minutes of the Literary and Philosophical Association of Flatbush. The minutes run from May 1836 to Feb. 1838.

This was an adult organization, and [at] each meeting a member would give a discourse on some assigned topic. Dr. John B. Zabriskie was an active member of this Literary Association, and mention of it appears in Historical Sketch of the Zabriskie Homestead by P. L. Schenck (1881), p. 55–56. Why these minutes cease in 1838 is a puzzle, since the Association was still active during the winter of 1841–1842, at which time Dr. Thomas M. Strong delivered the series of lectures that was later published as the first history of Flatbush (1842). These minutes were written by Dr. John B. Zabriskie (comparison made with letter on file in Zabriskie Papers, Box 2).

39 p.

Original one-page holograph letter to "Reverend Mr. Peter Lowe, Flat-Bush, Long Island, New York," written from "N. Brunswick, Oct. 2, 1813" by the Rev. John H. Livingston, D.D. Signed simply "J. H. Livingston."

His purpose in writing to Rev. Lowe, who at that time was Principal of the Academy, was to secure a teaching position for a friend's son. (If we may judge by the list of teachers in the Chronicles, young Isaac S. Brouwer did not receive an appointment.) This letter has added significance because Rev. Lowe endorsed this letter in his own hand: "Rev. Doct. Livingston, Oct. 2, 1813, P. L."

Accompanied by engraving of Dr. Livingston which was probably removed from a copy of Gunn's Memoirs of Dr. Livingston (of which EHHS Library has three copies).

According to notation on manila folder, this letter was a gift of Dr. Charles Lauriston Livingston Jr., May 12, 1952.

Diploma granted to Jacob Wyckoff, apparently from the New Brunswick (New Jersey) college. Dr. Livingston signed as president of the college. Dated October 1816. Vellum, framed, under glass, 12 x 12".

Two editions (1829, 1856).

This copy owned by Dr. John B. Zabriskie (1805–1848) of Flatbush, with his signature on fly-leaf. Bookplate of his grandson, John B. Zabriskie.

Book that belonged to Abigail (Lefferts) Lloyd (1759–1847), daughter of Jacob Leffers and wife of Capt. Bateman Lloyd, of Flatbush. Inscribed on fly-leaf: "A. L. Lloyd to C. L. Duryea, Flatbush, 1842."

With a delicate paper cutting by Mrs. Lloyd affixed inside the front cover (see P. L. Schenck, The Zabriskie Homestead, 1881, for details of her artistry).

Book that belonged to a member of the Lloyd family of Flatbush. Inscribed on fly-leaf: "Lydia Lloyd[']s Book, October 2nd 1797." With bookplate of John B. Zabriskie.

Recorded as being in Drawer 15.

• Thompson, Benjamin F. History of Long Island . . . New York, 1843. 2 vols.
• Wood, Silas. Sketch of the first settlement of the several towns on Long Island . . . A new edition. Brooklyn: Spooner, 1828.

Publ. by Alden Spooner, Fulton Street, Brooklyn. Issued weekly.

Page 4, col. 4 of each issue has advt. for Erasmus Hall Academy, with list of tuition charges ("Board in the family of the Principal [washing included] $50") and references.

The issue of Nov. 8 (p. 3, col. 5) has report of meeting of Kings Co. Agricultural Society, held at the Court-house in Flatbush, Jeremiah Lott, Sec'y.

Book that belonged to Abraham Lott of Flatbush, with the engraved bookplate of "Abraham Lott" showing the family coat of arms. Signed on title page, "Abrm Lott junr 1762." The bookplate may be that of the senior Abraham Lott (1684–1754).

The signature of Engelbert Lott, grandfather of Jeremiah Lott (q.v.) appears at the end of the inventory of the estate of John R. Cowenhoven (q.v.), 1778. Also present is the signature of Engelbert Lott Jr.

Interesting for its detailed observations about the people and places visited on the journey. n.d.

This is a typewritten ms. only, accompanied by a cover letter from John J. Snyder dated 1915. Snyder made this transcription and states in his letter that the original is being returned, but it is not among the papers in the Erasmus Hall Archives.

Original manuscript of the Fourth of July oration delivered in Flatbush in 1804, accompanied by printed copy of the address, prepared in 1911 by local historian John J. Snyder.

Lease dated Sept. 29, 1845, in which Lott leased to Thomas Sullivan, Builder, two lots on Wyckoff St. in the City of Brooklyn for five years, $20 per annum. Signed by Lott and Sullivan, with red wax seals.

Also, receipts from City of Brooklyn for payment of real estate taxes, 1845–55.

Minutes taken by Jeremiah Lott at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Kings Co., 23 May 1831. 3 p. The writing is not very easy to read, as it was obviously written in a hurry.

22 x 25 ½" indenture on parchment, Dec. 27, 1777, made between "Cornelius Van Duyn of Kings County in the Province of New York Farmer" and "James Savage of the City of New York Gentleman," in which the former deeded for 356 pounds a tract in New Utrecht, in Kings Co., to the latter. Apparently the deed was not executed, for it was not signed by either party or the witnesses. It does, however, have the bold signature of Jeremiah Lott on the reverse.

Book from his library, with his autograph on t.p. and p. 46.

Inscribed inside rear cover, "Jeremeas Lott syn boek Anno 1788." With bookplate of Dr. John L. Zabriskie (1831–1895) of Flatbush.

Original, black bordered resolution passed by the Trustees of Erasmus Hall Academy July 27, 1878, to express sorrow at the passing of Hon. John A. Lott, LL.D. Signed with the autographs of John M. Ferris, Henry Lyles Jr., and Jacob V. B. Martense, Committee; and John J. Vanderbilt, Chairman: and Abraham I. Ditmas, Clerk Pro-tem.

Also available online at http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1705.pdf.

Photograph in matte, about 11 x 14", showing Dr. Low sitting at roll-top desk in his later years a principal.

Framed, under glass, about 14 ½ x 16 ½".

With cover letter, dated Dec. 23, 1873, signed by H(enry) S. Ditmas.

Noted author, wrote The Fixer, 1966.
• Letter dated March 18, 1959, on stationery of Oregon State College, written and signed by Malamud to Miss Ellen Batchelor, 625 Ocean Ave., Brooklyn.
• Letter dated May 26, 1967, from Cambridge, Mass., typed and signed "Bern." (Also to Ellen Batchelor.) "It pleases me that you think highly of the book. Some women have told me they found it hard to take."

7 x 12" document, dated 16 Feb. 1797, in which "we John Blake and James Groenendyke of the town of New Utrecht, County of Kings & state of New York, for and in consideration of the sum of Thirty pounds," sold to Garret Martense of Flatbush "A Negro Wench named Peg." Signed by the grantors, and by two witnesses: D. Cortelyou, Rutgert A. Van Brunt.