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Michael Aikey New York Imprints Research Files

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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 17 Sep 2009

Biographical History

Michael Aikey is the Director of the New York State Military History Museum and Veterans Research Center in Watervliet, New York. He is knowledgeable in both New York State military history and New York State printing history.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Michael Aikey New York Imprints Research Files consists of material accumulated by Mr. Aikey over the course of his research on early New York State publishers, printers and printing history in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The collection consists of binders, indexes, subject files, and miscellaneous items; much of it is photocopied material or handwritten notes.

All items retain the titles or headings given by Aikey, where available. Titles supplied during processing for unlabeled items are enclosed in square brackets [ ].

Binders contain material originally in four binders of varying sizes and formats. Material has been removed from the binders but remains in original order. Much of this is photocopies of title pages of early printed books, printouts of catalog entries, and similar reference material.

Indexes and bibliographies consists of an index created by Aikey of names appearing in History of the Press in Western New-York from the Beginning to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century, by Frederick Follett (the full text of this book is available via Google Books), and a set of index cards which appear to be a working bibliography of early New York imprints, with titles and printers/publishers.

Subject files relate primarily to printers in Troy, New York, though some concerns New York generally. Much of this material is photocopied articles from newspapers, magazines, or books.

Miscellaneous items consist of an untitled folder of photocopies and a small photograph album with a printout from a website regarding the Matthews and Lee family genealogies; the first picture in the album is labeled "Samuel C. Dutton." There is also a box of twenty or so assorted manuscripts, business ephemera, and partially printed forms (e.g. indentures) pertaining to printing and publishing in upstate New York.

Arrangement of the Collection

All series are arranged alphabetically.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center has numerous manuscript collections relating to printing and publishing. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing. In addition, our Rare Books Collection contains numerous examples of early New York imprints, many from the collections of Monsignor Edward J. Byrne, Karl S. Kabelac, and Henry Bannister. Please search the Classic Catalog for these related materials.

Subject Headings

Subjects

Book industries and trade -- New York (State) -- History.
Booksellers and bookselling -- New York (State) -- History.
Early printed books.
Printing -- New York (State) -- History.

Places

New York (State) -- Imprints.

Genres and Forms

Bibliographies.
Correspondence.
Indentures.
Indexes (reference sources)
Photograph albums.
Research notes.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Michael Aikey New York Imprints Research Files,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Acquired in conjunction with purchase of Aikey's collection of early New York printed material, 2009.

Table of Contents

Binders

Indexes and bibliographies

Subject files

Miscellaneous

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