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Guide to the Islip Town Board Of Elections Miscellaneous Records
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Islip (N.Y. : Town). Board of Elections | |
| Title | Islip Town Board Of Elections Miscellaneous Records, | |
| Dates: | 1890-1912(Bulk 1890-1892) | |
| Abstract: | This small collection consists of but a dozen items, all of them rather small thin bound volumes. Apparently, all or virtually all, covered the First District of the Town of Islip. It would seem (judging from some of the contents of the volumes) that this district covered the village of West Islip. At least, that village made up at least part of the District. | |
| Extent: | 1 box, .2 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | I-3 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
The town of Islip is, of course, one of the townships in Suffolk County. As a town it had several official governing agencies, among them being one concerned with elections. We are not sure of the official term for this group, but probably it was Board of Elections or perhaps Board of Registry. Within this body, there may have been one or two sub-divisions. Essentially, for the purposes of this collection, this need not concern us for the collection is, indeed, extremely fragmentary.
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Scope and Content Note
This small collection consists of but a dozen items, all of them rather small thin bound volumes. Apparently, all or virtually all, covered the First District of the Town of Islip. It would seem (judging from some of the contents of the volumes) that this district covered the village of West Islip. At least, that village made up at least part of the District.
All volumes are rather similar in format consisting of pages with various columns. They vary a bit in size. More specifically, the following volumes are found.
Registers of Electors - There are five such registers, these covering the years 1890, 1891 and 1892. These volumes contain about 35 to 40 pages each and consists of an alphabetized listing of registered voters followed by an address for each. Only the 1891 and 1892 volumes give some specific street addresses, while the 1890 register lists all addresses as "West Islip". One of the 1890 volumes contains a loose document consisting of two sheets titled "names of Voters", while one of the 1891 volumes contains what appears to be an official ballot listing the names of the individuals running for office. Some volumes marked as being a copy or a duplicate. Only some registers signed by the pertinent town officials.
Election Poll Lists - There are five such lists, dated 1890, 1891 and 1892, Most volumes are relatively empty. Names and residences are listed, as well as some clerical information regarding the ballots cast.
Democratic Canvass Book - This volume is dated 1890, and contains names of individuals registered as Republicans as well. All told, there are about 60 to 80 names listed.
Election Poll Book - This volume was used in the election of 1912 and consists of about 40 pages containing the names of the voters in alphabetical order, address is also given, as well as the number assigned to each individual when he cast his ballot.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The Islip Town Board Of Elections Miscellaneous Records, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770.
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Access Points
Subject Organizations:
- Islip (N.Y. : Town). Board of Elections
Subject Places:
- Islip (N.Y.)
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
