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Guide to the Queens Family Cemetery Alliance Records
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Queens Family Cemetery Alliance | |
| Title | Queens Family Cemetery Alliance Records, | |
| Dates: | 1992-1995 | |
| Abstract: | The Queens Family Cemetery Alliance is an organization, based in Flushing, Queens, which is dedicated to preserving and protecting cemeteries in Queens County. The organization came together after reading an article entitled “The Death and Life of Queens Family Cemeteries” in the Fall newsletter for the Queens Historical Society. The group mainly focused on four cemeteries in Queens County and went about contacting Government officials on finding ways to acquire or restore funding for restoration. | |
| Extent: | 1 box, .5 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | Q-15 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
The Queens Family Cemetery Alliance Records (1 box, 1992-1995) highlights the creation of the Flushing based organization in the hopes of preserving cemeteries in Queens County. The group was created by Stanley Cogan after having a discussion with Ralph Perfetto, who was the Director of the State Division of Cemeteries, about the downtrodden state of four local cemeteries. Many of the members of the organization became involved with the group after reading an article in the Fall 1994 edition of the Queens Historical Society Newsletter entitled “The Death and Life of Queens Family Cemeteries”.
The group was mainly focused on four cemeteries in Queens County. The four cemeteries were: The Moore-Jackson Cemetery located in Woodside, the First Methodist Cemetery located in South Jamaica, the Brinkerhoff Cemetery located in Fresh Meadows, and the Prospect Cemetery in South Jamaica. Mr. Cogan had created this organization to help safeguard cemeteries from trash, squatters, and vandals. They hoped to attain enough support from the community and public officials to keep the cemeteries clean and respectful to the people and their families that reside there.
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Scope and Content Note
The Queens Family Cemetery Alliance Records (1 box, 1992-1995) highlight the creation and events of the Queens based organization devoted to the preservation and protection of cemeteries in Queens County. The collection consists of four folders that cover the following subjects:
Correspondence (1 folder, 1995) has a letter to former New York State Governor George E. Pataki informing him of the creation of the organization, its purpose, and its satisfaction in the work of Ralph Perfetto, who had just appointed Director of the state division of cemeteries. The folder also includes a letter sent out to various residents informing them of a meeting taking place on March 21, 1995 with the NYS Association of Cemeteries, and a letter from Stanley Cogan, the president of the Queens Historical Society.
History (1 folder, 1994) contains information on the creation of the organization, the cemeteries that the organization was focused on, and a listing of the current members.
Meeting Minutes (1 folder, 1995) contains the written agendas of the organization from various meetings in 1995. The agendas highlight what was discussed at the meeting and which members were responsible for covering certain cemeteries. The agendas are for the first six months of 1995.
News Clippings (1 folder, 1992-1995) consists of three news articles that discuss the current state of various Queens Cemeteries and what organizations, like the Queens Historical Society, were trying to do to bring attention to the problems.
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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 Queens Family Cemetery Alliance Records, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Provenance
Queens Family Cemetery Alliance donated these papers to the Queens Library Archives.
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 Topics:
- Cemeteries
Subject Places:
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
