A.H. Green papers, 1790-1923

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Creator

Green, A. H. (Andrew Haswell), 1820-1903.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 3 linear feet (8 boxes, 1 microfilm reel)

Access Restrictions

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Scope/Contents Note

Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) was a New York City lawyer, city planner, civic leader, and reformer widely referred to as both "the father of Central Park" and "the father of greater New York." The A.H. Green papers are comprised predominantly of family correspondence. Also included are photographs; memorials, tributes and funeral ephemera; a travel diary; and a small quantity of professional papers consisting of drafts and memoranda of proposed amendments to the New York State Constitution; letters to Green on taxation, women's suffrage, charities,and other topics; and papers relating to Green's service as delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894.

Controlled Access Terms

• Green, A. H. (Andrew Haswell), 1820-1903.
• Taxation -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Women -- Suffrage.
• Charities -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Constitutional conventions -- New York (State)
• Constitutional amendments -- New York (State)
• Central Park (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
• New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- To 1898.
• New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
• Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century.
• Photographs.
• Diaries.
• Public officers.

Additional Creator Names

• Green, John Plimpton.
• Green, Julia Elizabeth, 1816-1880.
• Green, Lucy Merriam, 1810-1893.
• Green, Lydia Plympton, 1824-1869.
• Green, Mary Ruggles, b. 1814.
• Green, Oliver Bourne, b. 1826.
• Green, William E., 1777-1865.
• New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1894)