Research Catalog

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Description

1. .92 linear foot (7 volumes).

Summary

1. The Society of Tammany, or Columbian Order, was a fraternal, patriotic and benevolent society founded in New York City in 1786. It was officially organized under a constitution in 1789. The Society played an instrumental role in the development of the Democratic Party in New York during the 19th century, and the name of its meeting place, Tammany Hall, became synonymous with Democratic machine politics in the City. The Society's members influenced local, state and national Party politics into the mid-20th century. The Society of Tammany, or Columbian Order records, dated 1791-1898 and 1916, chiefly document the Society's administration, patriotic fellowship activities, and benevolent work in New York City during the Early National period. The collection consists of the Society's minute books, 1791-1844 (5 volumes); a slipcase of miscellaneous correspondence and documents concerning Society and Democratic Party matters, 1810-1898; and a bound photostat copy, made in 1916, of the Society's constitution and membership roll for the period 1789 to 1916.

Subject

1. Patriotic societies > New York (State) > New York
2. Minutes (administrative records)
3. Property records
4. Democratic Party (N.Y.)
5. New York (N.Y.) > Societies and clubs
6. New York (N.Y.) > History > 1775-1865
7. United States > History > 1775-1865
8. Fraternal organizations > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

1. Minutes (administrative records).
2. Property records.

Call number

1. MssCol 2946

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
2. Digital images must be used in lieu of original volumes.
3. Available as digital images.

Funding (note)

1. Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Source (note)

1. Purchased from The Walpole Galleries, 1927, with additional gifts, 1899-1970.

Provenance (note)

1. Materials acquired at The Walpole Galleries sale of August 18, 1927 were originally collected by Douglas Taylor, a member of the Society.

Author

1. Tammany Society, or Columbian Order (New York, N.Y.).

Title

1. Society of Tammany, or Columbian Order records, 1791-1898, 1916.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
2. Digital images must be used in lieu of original volumes.

Restricted access

1. Available as digital images.

Funding

1. Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Provenance

1. Materials acquired at The Walpole Galleries sale of August 18, 1927 were originally collected by Douglas Taylor, a member of the Society.

Source

1. Purchased from The Walpole Galleries, 1927, with additional gifts, 1899-1970.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Collection guide and digital images

Research call number

1. MssCol 2946