Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Flower, Roswell Pettibone, 1835-1899
2. Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910
3. Marble, Manton, 1834-1917
4. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company

Description

1. 8 linear feet (17 boxes).

Summary

1. Collection consists of correspondence, political and government materials, business records, and personal papers of Williams.

Subject

1. Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728
2. Smith, William, "Tangier", 1655-1704
3. Williams, Timothy Shaler, 1862-1930
4. Cornell University -- Alumni and alumnae
5. Democratic Party (U.S.)
6. Governors -- New York (State)
7. Newspapers -- Ownership
8. Transportation -- New York (State) -- New York
9. Witchcraft -- New England
10. Long Island (N.Y.) -- History
11. New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
12. United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933

Genre/Form

1. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. MssCol 3344

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Timothy Shaler Williams (1862-1930) was an American journalist, railroad official and political figure.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Williams, Timothy Shaler, 1862-1930.

Title

1. Timothy Shaler Williams papers, 1876-1930.

Restricted access

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

Biography

1. Timothy Shaler Williams (1862-1930) was an American journalist, railroad official and political figure. After working for a New York City newspaper from 1884 to 1889, he was private secretary to New York governors David H. Hill and Roswell P. Flower. In 1895 he joined the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and served as president from 1911 until his retirement. He also was an amateur historian interested in U. S. colonial history.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Executives.

Added author

1. Flower, Roswell Pettibone, 1835-1899.
2. Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910.
3. Marble, Manton, 1834-1917.
4. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.

Research call number

1. MssCol 3344