Series III: Polopel (Bannerman) Island
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials pertaining to Polopel (Bannerman) Island, of which there are many spellings, and the Bannermans' time living there, including documents, clippings, correspondence and printed materials. Particular events covered include the arrest of Charles Kovac, the island's superintendent, for being an unnaturalized Austrian alien; the occupation of the island in 1918 when a sub-cruiser crew made an unauthorized search of the island; and the island's nomination for the historic register.
Deed, Polleples Island (photocopy), 1788
Box: 4, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Blue Print, Island Under Water, 1903
Box: 4, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Map of Polopel Island, 1905
Box: 4, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Detention of Charlie Kovacs, "Raid" on Island by USN, and Other Notes and Clippings, 1917-18
Box: 4, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Occupation of the Island, 1918
Box: 4, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
More Correspondence on Occupation of the Island by Army, 1918-19
Box: 4, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings, 1918-2001
Box: 4, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Newspaper and Other Clippings about Bannerman's Island, 1920, 1956-67
Box: 4, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings, 1940, 1956-68
Box: 5, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings, 1961-68
Box: 5, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Story of Bannerman Island, 1973
Box: 5, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Calendar Featuring the Island, 1974
Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Nomination, National Historic Register, 1980-83
Box: 5, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bannerman Island, undated
Box: 5, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coat of Arms, undated
Box: 5, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Island Pictures, Selected for the Booklet, undated
Box: 5, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Maps, undated
Box: 5, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scenes Along the Hudson River, undated
Box: 5, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coat of Arms, metal, undated
Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Coat of Arms, stamp, undated
Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)