Personal Papers of Cyrus A. Potts Relating to Jamaica Bay

Identifier: aql:15863

Description: These papers fall into two series, namely newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous documents. These are, evidently, the personal papers of Mr. Potts as gathered over a number of years when he was concerned with the development of Jamaica Bay. Another person keenly interested in the subject was Mr. Henry A. Meyer, long-time Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Docks. Evidently, Mr. Meyer loaned or gave some materials which he had collected on the subject to Mr. Potts and this would account for some letters or other items of the former individual being found in this collection. A letter in this collection dated July 13, 1934 and written by Mr. Meyer to Mr. Potts definitely states that the latter had made available "books of newspaper clippings". It would seem that Mr. Meyer's papers are primarily the earlier dated ones. In 1930, Mr. Meyer published an autobiography, Looking Through Life’s Window, a few chapters of which detail his interest in the subject.

Title : Personal Papers of Cyrus A. Potts Relating to Jamaica Bay

Collection : aql:1619

Summary/Description : These papers fall into two series, namely newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous documents. These are, evidently, the personal papers of Mr. Potts as gathered over a number of years when he was concerned with the development of Jamaica Bay. Another person keenly interested in the subject was Mr. Henry A. Meyer, long-time Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Docks. Evidently, Mr. Meyer loaned or gave some materials which he had collected on the subject to Mr. Potts and this would account for some letters or other items of the former individual being found in this collection. A letter in this collection dated July 13, 1934 and written by Mr. Meyer to Mr. Potts definitely states that the latter had made available "books of newspaper clippings". It would seem that Mr. Meyer's papers are primarily the earlier dated ones. In 1930, Mr. Meyer published an autobiography, Looking Through Life’s Window, a few chapters of which detail his interest in the subject.

Identifier : aql:15863