Scrapbook regarding the Barge Canal
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, magazine articles, legislative bills, programs, reports and correspondence dealing with the transformation of Albany into a world port through the deepening of the Hudson River, and the construction of a terminal.
Title
- Scrapbook regarding the Barge Canal
Quantity
- 0.3 cubic feet; (1 volume)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B0208
Arrangement
Items arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of one bound volume containing mainly newspaper clippings, but also magazine articles, legislative bills, programs, reports and correspondence. The compiler of the scrapbook is not known, but appears to have been a Department of Public Works employee. The scrapbook deals mainly with the transformation of Albany into a world port through the deepening of the Hudson River, and the construction of a terminal.
Other Finding Aids
Name and subject index contained in fore of the volume.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.