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 *''Calendar of Dutch (and English) Historical Manuscripts in the Office of Secretary of State'' <ref>O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey, ed. ''Calendar of Dutch (and English) Historical Manuscripts in the Office of Secretary of State'', Albany, New York, Two Volumes. 1865–1866. Reprint, Ridgewood, New Jersey: The Gregg Press, 1968. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=173759&amp;amp;disp=Calendar+of+historical+manuscripts+in+th%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 974.7 A3c; fiche 6051113].) </ref>Many of the documents described in this inventory were destroyed or damaged in the 1911 capital fire.
-=== The Draper Manuscript Collection <br> ===
-The Draper Manuscript Collection is a significant regional source that includes records of&nbsp;New York.&nbsp;
-Draper Manuscript Collection The collection consists of nearly 500 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by Lyman Copeland Draper about the history of the trans-Allegheny West, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. The collection is divided into 50 series. Some series are titled by geographic area, some by the names of prominent frontier leaders, and some by topic. The bulk of the collection consists of notes from interviews, questionnaires, and letters gathered during Draper’s extensive travels and research to learn about frontier history. Personal papers are much more rare than government or military records. <br>The collection includes many items of a genealogical or biographical nature. For an inventory and partial indexes, see:
-Guide to the Draper Manuscripts This guide gives series and volume descriptions for some of the Draper manuscripts. There are several indexes at the end of the book, including a name and subject index, an additional personal data index, and a list of references to New York. <br>Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts. The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete. <br>
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