William H.W. Sabine papers, 1949-1977.

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Creator

Sabine, William Henry Waldo, 1903-

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 1 linear foot (3 boxes)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of papers relating to Sabine's historical projects and an autobiographical manuscript. Research materials concern Sabine's studies of William Smith (1728-1793), an American jurist and Loyalist; Nathaniel Woodhull (1722-1776), an American military officer killed in the Revolutionary War; and Robert Bayard(1739-1819). Also, Sabine's manuscript describing his perception of American social customs in Queens, New York,in the 1940s and 1950s (with photographs).

Biographical/Historical Note

William Henry Waldo Sabine (1903- ), an English-born author and editor, emigrated to the U.S. in 1947 and became interested in the local history of Queens and the American colonial and revolutionary eras.

Controlled Access Terms

• Bayard, Robert, 1739-1819.
• Sabine, William Henry Waldo, 1903-
• Smith, William, 1728-1793.
• Woodhull, Nathaniel, 1722-1776.
• History -- Research.
• Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
• United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
• Photographic prints.
• Historians.