Vincent F. Seyfried Collection
Manuscript Collection 400
Description
Papers, notebooks, reports, newspaper clippings, and timetables pertaining
to railroads and trolleys in New York, specifically Long Island, the
five burroughs of New York City, and the Hudson Valley; ca. 1883 -
1939.
6 cubic ft.
Organization: Series arrangement by document type.
Donated by Mr. Vincent F. Seyfried in 2006.
Processed by Kristen J. Nyitray and F. Berenice Baez-Revueltas, January
2008.
Introduction and Biographical
Information
Scope and Content Note
Access and Copyright
Series Outline
Container Listing
Introduction
Vincent F. Seyfried is an esteemed historian and the author of over 50
books that document the histories of the Long Island Rail Road, public
transportation in the five burroughs of New York City, Queens County,
New York, and Garden City, New York. His seven volume series "The
Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History" is considered to
be the definitive work about the company and was published between 1961
and 1984. In 2006, he donated his collection of manuscripts, research
notes, and reports to Stony Brook University.
Scope and Content Note
The Vincent F. Seyfried Collection consists of three series: 1) manuscripts,
notes, and newspaper clippings; 2) timetables; and 3) reports. The manuscripts
include Mr. Seyfried's extensive typewritten notes about the planning and
construction of elevated trains, subways, and trolley lines throughout
Long Island and New York City. He also meticulously compiled newspaper
clippings about the evolution of public transportation in the region dating
back to the late nineteenth century. The series of annual reports of the
New York and Queens Railway Company include important handwritten proofs
and final bound versions spanning the time period of 1883 through 1939.
The original
order of the collection has been maintained where applicable and re-created
in others to assist researchers. Items housed in acidic or metal housings
have been removed from these enclosures for preservation reasons and
have been placed in acid free folders and containers.
When citing this collection, please credit:
Vincent F. Seyfried Collection, Special Collections and University Archives,
Stony Brook University.
The entire collection is open and accessible
to researchers without restrictions. Please
contact Special
Collections for all inquiries regarding this archive. Stony
Brook University retains copyright to the archive.
Series Outline
Series 1: Manuscripts, Notes and Newspaper Clippings
Series 2: Timetables
Series 3: Reports
Series 1: Manuscripts, Notes, and Newspaper Clippings
Box 1
Bronx, Westchester
Brooklyn – New York Herald (5 folders)
Brooklyn Elevated and Subway – New York Tribune, 1891-1904
Box 2
Brooklyn Elevated and Subway – New York Tribune, 1903-1908
Brooklyn Elevated and Subway – New York Tribune, 1909-1923
Brooklyn Horse Car Lines (3 folders)
Brooklyn Rapid Transit – Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1902-1905
Brooklyn Rapid Transit – Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1906
Brooklyn Rapid Transit – Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1907-1910
Box 3
Brooklyn Rapid Transit – Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1911-1912
Brooklyn Rapid Transit – Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1913-1916
Brooklyn Trolleys – New York Tribune, 1891-1897
Brooklyn Trolleys – New York Tribune, 1898-1900
Brooklyn Trolleys – New York Tribune, 1901-1906
Brooklyn Trolleys – New York Tribune, 1907-1920
Box 4
Brooklyn Trolleys – Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT) (5 folders)
Brooklyn Steam Roads (2 folders)
Box 5
Coney Island (2 folders)
Flushing (2 folders)
Hempstead Inquirer (2 folders)
Hudson Tubes
Interborough Rapid Transit Subway – New York Tribune (1-4 of 5
folders)
Box 6
Interborough Rapid Transit Subway – New York Tribune (5 of 5
folders)
LIRR (3 folders)
Box 7
LIRR – Brooklyn Daily Eagle (3 folders)
Manhattan and Interborough Rapid Transit (3 folders)
Manhattan Elevated - New York Herald (2 folders)
Box 8
Manhattan Elevated – New York Tribune (2 folders)
Metropolitan Street Railway (3 folders)
Metropolitan Street Railway – New York Tribune (1-2 of 5 folders)
Box 9
Metropolitan Street Railway – New York Tribune (3-5 of 5 folders)
Nassau County (4 folders)
Box 10
The New York and Long Island Traction Company, 1899-1926
New York and Manhattan Beach (2 folders)
New York North Shore Traction Company
New York Horse Cars – New York Herald (1-2 of 4 folders)
Box 11
New York Horse Cars – New York Herald (2-4 of 4 folders)
New York Times (3 folders)
Queens Trolley Lines and Brooklyn Rapid Transit (2 folders)
Box 12
Rockaway and Long Beach
South Side Rail Road (2 folders)
Staten Island and Hudson Valley
Third Avenue
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Index to Electric Railway Journal, 1899-1923
Master Index to Newspapers (1of 3 folders)
Box 13
Master Index to Newspapers (2-3 of 3 folders)
The Old Steam Roads of Brooklyn by Felix E. Reifschneider (July 1922)
Timetables – LIRR, Flushing, North Side and Central South Side Railroad
Estimated Costs of Reproduction New of the Property of the New York and LI Traction Company (6/1/1921)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1921)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1922)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1923)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1924)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1925) (1 out of 2 copies)
Box 14
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1925) (1 out of 2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1926) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1927)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1928)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1929)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1930)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1931)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1932)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1933) (1 out of 2 copies)
Box 15
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1934)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1935)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1936)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1937)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1938)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Transit Commission of the State of New York (1939)
Box 16
Annual Reports – Astoria and Hunterspoint (1883, 1884)
Annual Report – Broadway and Bowery (1884)
Annual Reports – Long Island City and Calvary Cemetery (1883, 1884)
Annual Reports – Long Island City and Newton (1883, 1885-1886)
(2 folders)
Annual Reports – New York and Queens County (1897-1899)
Annual Reports – New York and Queens County (1900-1902)
Annual Reports – New York and Queens County (1903-1905)
Annual Reports – New York and Queens County (1906-1907)
Annual Report
of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission
for the 1st District of the State of New York (1908) (2 copies)
Annual
Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service
Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1909) (2 copies)
Annual
Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service
Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1910)
Annual
Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service
Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1911)
Box 17
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1912) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1913) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1914) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1915) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1916) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1917) (2 copies)
Box 18
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1918) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1919) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1920) (2 copies)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1921)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1922)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1923)
Annual Report of New York and Queens County Railway Company to the Public Service Commission for the 1st District of the State of New York (1924)
Annual Reports – Steinway and Hunters Point (1883-1888)
Annual Reports – Steinway and Hunters Point (1889-1892)
Annual Reports – Steinway Avenue and Bowery Bay (1883-1884)
"Communications, Reports, Resolutions, Agreements, and Other Document
Relating to the Acquisition by the City of New York of the Rockaway Lines
of the Long Island Rail Road and the Adoption and Approval of a New Rapid
Railroad Route Which Includes the Route of Said Rockaway Lines, and the
Leasing to the Trustee of the Property of the Long Island Rail Road Company."