Books on Staten Island
Annals of Staten Island - J.J. CLUTE 1877.
Focuses on people and events with emphasis on the revolutionary war period.
Burial Ridge, Tottenville, Staten Island, NY - Jerome Jacobson 1980.
Archaeology at New York City's largest prehistoric cemetery.
The Church of St. Andrew, Richmond, Staten Island - Charles W. Leng, William T.
Davis and Royden W. Vosburgh 1925.
A history of the church's history, vital records and gravestone inscriptions.
The Conference House or Billop House, Staten Island, New York - William T. Davis
1926.
This book contains an accout of the conference, held in this house September 11, 1776, between Admiral Lord Howe and
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Edward Rutledge.
Days Afield on Staten Island - William T. Davis 1937.
Davis, a naturalist, scientist and artist writes on the nature of Staten Island.
Day Fines in American Courts: The Staten Island and Milwaukee Experiments -
Douglas MacDonald, Judith Greene and Charles Worzella 1992.
Day fines were systematically used for the first time in the United States by the Staten Island (NY) Criminal Court.
The Great Bridge - Edward Young 1965.
A history of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that forever changed the future of the borough.
Haunted History of Staten Island: Stories of Mysterious People and Places in New
York's Richmond Country - Lynda L. Macken 2000.
Stories of mysterious people and places including Alice Austen House, Conference House and Snug Harbor Cultural
Center.
History of Richmond County - Richard M. Bayles 1887.
Comprehensive history of the county to 1885.
Legends, stories and folklore of Staten Island Part 1: The North Shore - 1925.
Concentrates on the north shore's early settlers and the tales that developed there from the mid-1800s.
Life of William T. Davis - Mabel Abbott 1949.
One of Staten Island's most prominent naturalists, after which P.S.31 is named.
Made on Staten Island - Charles Sachs 1988.
Agriculture, industry and suburban living in the city; a chronicle of past economic activity on Staten Island.
Morris' Memorial History of Staten Island - Ira K. Morris 1900.
Account focusing on the very early years of Staten Island through the mid-1800s.
Richmond Town and Lighthouse Hill - Margaret L. Ferrer 1996.
A pictorial work presenting these historical Staten Island locations.
Sailors' Snug Harbor 1801-1976 - Barnet Shepherd 1979.
Staten Island's most famous landmark, Snug Harbor was America's first home for retired seamen.
Secret Places of Staten Island: A Visitor's Guide to Scenic and Historic Treasures of
Staten Island - Bruce Kershner 1998.
Take a tour through Staten Island's nature and history finding its treasures.
Staten Island - Margaret Lundrigan and Tova Novarra 1997.
Explore the Island's historic roots, tour its streets and meet memorable Staten Islanders.
Staten Island 1524-1898 - Rev.Ed. Henry G. Steinmeyer 1987.
Survey of people and events from the island's earliest recorded history.
Staten Island and Its People - Charles W. Leng and Wm. T. Davis 1930.
Photographs, family histories and biographies detailing the history of Staten Island in five volumes.
Staten Island Church Records - Tobias A. Wright 1997.
A reprint from 1909 includes church records, births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials.
The Staten Island Ferry - Theodore W. Scull 1982.
This book neatly illustrates the history of the ferries that take commuters and tourists on 20-minute rides between
Lower Manhattan and Staten Island in New York Harbor.
Staten Island: Gateway to New York - Dorothy Valentine Smith 1968.
From the revolutionary war through 1969, the story of the development of Staten Island is told with narrative and
photographs.
Staten Island in the Twentieth Century - Margaret Lundrigan and Tova Navarra 1998.
A collection of photographs highlight significant events in Staten Island history and everyday life for the past 100
years.
Staten Island Patroons - Theodora DuBois and Dorothy V. Smith 1961.
Learn about the exploration of Staten Island as well as New York State during the 1600's.
Staten Island's Claim to Fame - Vernon Hampton 1925
Thematic exploration of the island's past from its earliest recorded history to modern times.
A Study of a Community: Staten Island Architecture and Environment - George E.
Szekely and Dianna Gabay 1980.
From factories to shopping centers; mansion to street design, see how architectural and environmental structure
influence the look of Staten Island.
This was Staten Island - Dorothy Valentine Smith 1968.
A collection of photographs depicting people and places around the island from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
Treasure of Tibetan Art: Collections of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
- Barbara Lipton and Nima D. Ragnubs 1995.
Lavishly illustrated, this is a unique catalog of the most important works of the collection, offering a fascinating
glimpse into the richness of Tibetan culture.
The Willowbrook Wars - David J. Rothman and Sheila M. Rothman 1984.
This book traces the history of reforms and litigation at the infamous Willowbrook State School in Staten Island,
New York from 1972 to 1983.
2004
Tango, Jenny.
The Jewish community of Staten Island / Jenny Tango, foreword by Rabbi Gerald Sussman 1st ed. Charleston, SC :
Arcadia Pub., 2004.
2003
Daniel, Susanna.
Paul Zindel / Susanna Daniel. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2003.
Dickenson, Richard B.
Holden's Staten Island : the history of Richmond County : revised resource manual sketches for the year two
thousand two / edited & compiled by Richard Dickenson. 1st ed. New York : Center for Migration Studies, 2003.
Lundrigan, Margaret
Staten Island, New York / Margaret Lundrigan. Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2003.
2002
Monreale, Eileen.
Mathilde Weingartner : a Staten Island naturalist : a biography / by Eileen Monreale. [S.l.] : MBE Publications,
c2002. 118 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
2000
Martin, Charles, 1942-
Ferryboat / Charles Martin. "An Illuminated monograph of the Hybrid Media Project, Queens College and Brooklyn
College of the City University of New York"--P. [4] of cover. [New York, N.Y. : CUNY], c2000. 45, [2] p. : ill. ; 21
cm.
Macken, Lynda Lee.
Haunted history of Staten Island : stories of mysterious people & places in New York's Richmond County / by Lynda
Lee Macken. Forked River, N.J. : Black Cat Press, c2000. 71 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Staten Island : an economic review.
New York, NY (633 Third Ave., 10017) : Office of the State Deputy Comptroller for the City of New York, [2000] 36
p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Lupo, Larry.
When the Mets played baseball on Staten Island / Larry Lupo. 1st ed. New York : Vantage Press, c2000. 87 p. :
ill. ; 21 cm.
1999
Staten Island demographic profile 2000
/ Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC). p.: maps, charts, 28 cm. Staten Island, [New York, NY]:
Staten Island Economic Development Corporation, 1999.
Zindel, Paul.
Rats / Paul Zindel. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1999. 204 p. ; 22 cm.
1998
Kershner, Bruce.
Secret places of Staten Island : a visitor's guide to scenic and historic treasures of Staten Island / Bruce
Kershner ; sponsored by Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc. Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub., c1998. x, 148 p. :
ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Lundrigan, Margaret.
Staten Island in the twentieth century / Margaret Lundrigan and Tova Navarra. Charleston, SC : Arcadia, c1998.
128 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
New York (N.Y.). Fresh Kills Task Force.
Report of the Fresh Kills Task Force : a plan to phase out the Fresh Kills Landfill. City of New York : State of
New York, [1996] 125 p., 10, [2] : ill., map ; 28 cm. Stream 12. [Staten Island, N.Y.] : Ten Penny Players,
Waterways Project Publication, [c1998]. 134 p. ; 22 cm.
1997
Baker, Alan T.
Establishment of a Christian community at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York [microform] : a systems
approach integrating a reformed theology of ministry into a military chapel setting / by Alan T. Baker. 1997. iv,
227 leaves.
Hernandez, Luis A.
Soil survey of South Latourette Park, Staten Island, New York City, NY / United States Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service ; in cooperation between Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. [Washington, D.C.?] : The Service, [1997?]
vi, 47 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.
1996
Ferrer, Margaret Lundrigan, 1951-
Richmond Town and Lighthouse Hill / Margaret Lundrigan Ferrer. Dover, N.H. : Arcadia, 1996. 127 p. : chiefly ill.
; 24 cm.
Flanagan, Alice K.
Riding the ferry with Captain Cruz / written by Alice K. Flanagan ; photographs by Christine Osinski ; reading
consultant, Linda Cornwell. New York : Children's Press, c1996. 32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Goldfischer, Dan.
Ride guide : Hudson Valley, New Paltz to Staten Island / by Dan Goldfischer ; [illustrations, Kathy Murray]. 2nd
ed. Warren, N.J. : White Meadow Press, c1996. 168 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art.
Treasures of Tibetan Art : collections of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art / Barbara Lipton and Nima
Dorjee Ragnubs ; essay on Tibetan Buddhism by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. ; photographs by Geoffrey Clements ; foreword by
the fourteenth Dalai Lama. Staten Island, N.Y. : The Museum ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. xix, 295 p.
: ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
1993
Hix, Charlotte Megill.
Staten Island wills and letters of administration, Richmond County, New York, 1670-1800 : as found in the
Surrogates Court, New York County, New York and abstracted by the New York Historical Society, 1892-1908 and Staten
Island references found in the New Jersey colonial documents / Charlotte Megill Hix. Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books,
1993. v, 269 p. ; 21 cm.
1992
Zindel, Paul.
The pigman & me / Paul Zindel. 1st American ed. New York : HarperCollins, 1992. 168 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
1991
Smith, E. Dale Hastin.
Records of wills, Surrogates Court, Staten Island, New York, Richmond County / E. Dale Hastin Smith. Spokane, WA
: E.D.H. Smith, [1991]- v. <1- > ; 28 cm.
Harrison, Marina, 1939-
Artwalks in New York : delightful discoveries of public art and gardens in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx,
Queens, and Staten Island / Marina Harrison and Lucy D. Rosenfeld ; illustrations by Lucy D. Rosenfeld. New York :
M. Kesend Pub. : Distributed by the Talman Company, 1991. x, 246 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
1990
Nielsen, Alfred.
The summer of the paymaster / Alfred Nielsen. 1st ed. New York : Norton, c1990. 379 p. : map ; 25 cm.
1988
New Jersey. Legislature. Senate. Special Committee to Study Coastal and Ocean Pollution.
Public hearing before Senate Special Committee to Study Coastal and Ocean Pollution concerning the settlement of
the suit against New York regarding the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island, January 19, 1988, Room 403, State
House Annex, Trenton, New Jersey / hearing recorded and transcribed by Office of Legislative Services, Public
Information Office, Hearing Unit. Trenton, N.J. : The Unit, [1988] 161, 30 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Sachs, Charles L.
Made on Staten Island : agriculture, industry, and suburban living in the city / by Charles L. Sachs with the
assistance of Nancy H. Waters. Richmondtown, Staten Island, N.Y. : Staten Island Historical Society, c1988. 119 p. :
ill., map ; 24 cm.
Urban, Erin, 1948-
John A. Noble : the rowboat drawings / by Erin Urban. 1st ed. Staten Island, N.Y. : John A. Noble Collection ;
New York, N.Y. : South Street Seaport Museum, c1988. 96 p. : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
1987
Center for Migration Studies (U.S.)
A directory of international migration study centers, research programs, and library resources / by the Center
for Migration Studies of New York, Inc. 1st ed. Staten Island, N.Y. : The Center, 1987.
Mullane, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1919-
The Swaim-Tysen family of Staten Island, New York, New Jersey, and southern states. Supplement / Joseph F.
Mullane, Lloyd B. Swaim, Marjorie D. Johnson. [United States] : J.F. Mullane, 1987. iv, 539 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
1986
Alice Austen : commemorative journal, 1986 /
[editor, Margaret R. Buckwalter]. [Staten Island? N.Y. : s.n., 1986?] 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Staff report on proposed modification no. 86-12 to New York City's financial plan relating to the New York City
Transit Authority and Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority.
[Albany] : New York State Financial Control Board, [1986] 27 leaves ; 29 cm.
View from Staten Island : the 1985-86 folk artists in the schools program
/ written by students of P.S. 23 ... [et al.] ; edited by Nancy Groce. [Staten Island, N.Y.] : Staten Island
Council on the Arts, c1986. 40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
1984
Mullane, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1919-
The Swaim-Tysen family of Staten Island, New York, New Jersey, and southern states / compiled by Joseph F.
Mullane, Lloyd B. Swaim, Marjorie Decker Johnson [S.l. : J.F. Mullane], c1984. x, 399 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
Rothman, David J.
The Willowbrook wars / David J. Rothman, Sheila M. Rothman. 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, c1984. viii, 405 p.
; 24 cm.
1983
Once upon an island : an activity-based guide to teaching local history
/ Joyce Crawford, editor and project director, Jo Ann Secor, program director ; [illustrations by Jay Brady and
Robert Bunkin]. Staten Island, N.Y. (15 Beach Str., Staten Island 10304) : Staten Island Children's Museum, c1983.
x, 70 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Rooney, Kathryn K
Remedies of a proud outcast : the legal probability and implications of restructuring the government and
boundaries of the City of New York : a staff report to the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee / by Kathryn K.
Rooney, George M. Hart, David Jaffe. [Albany] : Senate, State of New York, [1983] 28, 21, 2 leaves ; 28 cm.
1981
Center for Migration Studies (U.S.)
A guide to the archives / prepared by Olha Della Cava. Staten Island : Center for Migration Studies of New York,
[1974] ©1981 v. [1-4] ; 29 cm.
Dickenson, Richard B.
Census occupations of Afro-American families on Staten Island, 1840-1875 / by Richard B. Dickenson. St. George,
Staten Island, N.Y. : Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1981. iv, 117 p., [1] leaf of plates : map ; 27
cm.
Mullane, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1919-
The Lake family of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York / by Joseph F. Mullane and Marjorie Decker Johnson. [S.l.]
: J.F. Mullane, 1981, c1982. iii, 107 leaves, [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
1980
Half Moon to Concorde : curriculum resource guide in the maritime history of New York Harbor.
[Staten Island, N.Y.] : Snug Harbor Cultural Center ; [New York] : New York City Board of Education, [c1980] 112
p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
Szekely, George E.
A study of a community : Staten Island architecture and environment / George Szekely, Dianna Gabay ; [photos. by
George Szekely ; ill. by Dianna Gabay]. Staten Island, N.Y. : Staten Island Continuum of Education, c1980. 173 p. :
ill. ; 26 cm.
1978
New York (State). Division of Audits and Accounts.
Ferry operations, New York City Department of Marine and Aviation, Transportation Administration. [Albany] :
Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Audits and Accounts, 1978. 3, 29 p. ; 29 cm.
1977
Current perspectives in Northeastern archeology : essays in honor of William A. Ritchie
/ edited by Robert E. Funk and Charles F. Hayes III. Rochester : New York State Archeological Association, 1977.
Note: Includes Kraft, H. C. The Paleo-Indian sites at Port Mobil, Staten Island. xxvii, 173 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Siebenheller, Bill.
Birds in focus : a seasonal guide to birding on Staten Island / by Bill and Norma Siebenheller ; photos. by Dave
Siebenheller. Staten Island, N.Y. : Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1977. v, 83 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Zappler, Georg.
Behind the scenes at the zoo / Georg Zappler. 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, c1977. 89 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
1976
George Washington's birthday, February 22, 1976 : an almanac.
[Staten Island, N.Y. : Staten Island Bicentennial Corporation, 1976] [90] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
1973
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Special Subcommittee on
Investigations.
Staten Island explosion: safety issues concerning LNG storage facilities. Hearings. Ninety-third Congress, first
session ... July 10, 11, and 12, 1973. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1973. v, 795 p. illus. 24 cm.
1972
Shapiro, Arthur M.
New York City's last frontier; field trips on Staten Island. Written and illustrated by Arthur M. Shapiro.
[Staten Island, N.Y.] Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences [c1972] 56 p. illus. 18 cm.
1971
Fischer, George, 1923-
What's what on Staten Island; guide to community services [by] George Fischer. Associate editors: David Anderson
[and others] Staten Island, N.Y., Richmond College, City University of New York [1971] vi, 131 p. 27 cm.
1970
Du Bois, William Pène, 1916-
Call me Bandicoot. New York, Harper & Row [1970] 63 p. col. illus. 21 cm. Smith, Dorothy Valentine. Staten
Island; gateway to New York. [1st ed.] Philadelphia, Chilton Book Co. [1970] 238 p. illus., ports. 21 cm.
University of Alaska (College). Institute of Marine Science.
Beaufort Sea environmental data: U.S.C.G.C. Northwind 1968; U.S.C.G.C. Staten Island 1968 and 1969. Report
compiled by D. C. Burrell [and others] College, 1970. 274 p. illus., maps. 28 cm. Note: Title refers to a U.S. Coast
Guard Ship named for Staten Island
1968
Smith, Dorothy Valentine
This was Staten Island. [Staten Island, N.Y.] Staten Island Historical Society, 1968. 131 p. illus., facsims.,
group ports. 28 cm.
1965
Silver Leaf Rapid Transit.
Staten Island Rapid Transit Rwy. [1860-1965]. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Silver Leaf Rapid Transit, c1965. 63 p. : ill. ;
22 cm.
1964
New York (N.Y.). Bureau of Curriculum Research.
Staten Island; a resource manual for school and community. New York [1964] 297 p. illus., maps. 23 cm. Hilton,
George Woodman. The Staten Island Ferry / by George W. Hilton. Berkeley, Calif. : Howell-North Books, 1964. 63 p. :
ill., map ; 23 cm.
1962
Siegler, Celia, ed.
Young America; an anthology of poems by junior high school students of New York City. Staten Island, N.Y., Edwin
Markham Association of America, 1962. 75 p. 24 cm.
1961
DuBois, Theodora (McCormick), 1890-
Staten Island patroons, [New York] Staten Island Historical Society, John Frederick Smith Publication Fund, 1961.
34 p. illus. 19 cm.
1960
Hampton, Vernon Boyce, 1897-
Staten Island's first permanent settlement. [Staten Island, N.Y.] : Staten Island Historical Society, c1960. 20
p. : ill., group ports., maps (part fold.) ; 23 cm.
Lucas, Dorothy Fordyce, 1896-
More about the Pierre Billiou family of Staten Island, N. Y., with references to Osborne, Pitney of New Jersey,
et al. [Haddonfield, N.J.] E. G. Van Name, 1960. 16 p. 23 cm.
1956
Lusczynski, Norbert J. (Norbert Joseph), 1915-
Saline waters in New York State: Long Island, Staten Island and Manhattan, by N. J. Lusczynski and J. J. Geraghty;
Upstate New York, by E. S. Asseltine and I. G. Grossman. Prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with
the New York Water Power and Control Commission, Nassau Co. Dept. of Public Works, Suffolk Co. Board of Supervisors
and Suffolk County Water Authority. [Albany, 1956] 15 p. illus., map. 28 cm.
Richmondtown restoration, Staten Island, city of New York.
[New York, N.Y. : Dept. of Parks, 1956] 32 p. : bill. ; 28 cm.
1955
Van Name, Elmer Garfield, 1888-
The Housman (Huysman) - Simonson family of Staten Island, N.Y. / by Elmer G. Van Name. [Haddonfield, N.J. : Van
Name, 1955] 11 p. ; 23 cm.
1951
Wellington, Joseph, 1888-
The glory of womanhood, a discourse delivered before the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs, the Shiloh
Benevolent Society of Staten Island, the Book-lovers club of New York, inc. [and] the Young Women's Elite Society of
New York. Foreword by Nannie C. Burden. New York, Exposition Press [1951] 40 p. 21 cm.
1950
Searl, John P.
History of Beacon Light Lodge No. 701, F. & A. M., Staten Island, N.Y.,; [Boonville? N.Y., 1950] xiii, 195 p.
front., group ports. 24 cm.
Steinmeyer, Henry George, 1886-
Staten Island, 1524-1898. / Steinmeyer, Henry George, 1886- Staten Island, N.Y., Staten Island Historical
Society, 1950 [c1961] x, 134 p. illus., port., maps. 24 cm. 195_?
Letters of administration of Richmond County, New York, 1787-1865 ; also Guardianship papers, 1802-1865:
originals on file, Surrogate's Office, St. George, Staten Island, New York. Published/Created: [S.l. : s.n., 195-?]
Description: 245, 60 leaves ; 29 cm.
1949
Steinmeyer, Henry George, 1886-
Staten Island under British rule. / Steinmeyer, Henry George, 1886- [Staten Island, N.Y.] Staten Island
Historical Society, 1949. 18 p. 23 cm.
1947
Hine, Charles Gilbert, 1859-
Legends, stories and folklore of old Staten Island, [New York] Staten Island Historical Society [1947-] v. illus.
24 cm.
1945
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Staten Island, New York,
50th anniversary. [Richmond? N.Y.] Staten Island Chamber of Commerce [1945] 100 p. illus. (incl. ports., map) 31
cm.
1944
Staten island council of social agencies. Recreation committee.
Directory of recreational activities on Staten island, St. George, Staten island, Council office, 1944. 42 numb.
1. illus. 28 x 22 cm.
1942
The earliest volume of Staten island records, 1678-1813.
New York, N.Y., 1942. 1 v. maps (part fold., incl. front.) 28 cm.
Historical Records Survey (New York, N.Y.)
Guide to vital statistics in the city of New York, borough of Richmond. Churches. Sponsored by Fiorello H.
LaGuardia, mayor of the city of New York. Prepared by the Historical records survey, Work projects administration
for the city of New York. [New York] 1942. 4 p.l., 21 numb. l., 3 l. 27 cm.
1941
Steinmeyer, Henry G., 1886-1980.
A village childhood / by Henry G. Steinmeyer. [New York] : Staten Island Historical Society, c1941 (New York :
Pandick Press) 31 p. ; 23 cm.
Staten island institute of arts and sciences. [Staten island? N.Y., 1941]
Related Names: Coles, Roswell Strong, 1904- [26] p. plates. 23 cm.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
Brooklyn-Staten Island vehicular tunnel. Hearings before the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of
Representatives, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 5269, a bill authorizing the appropriation of
funds for use by the New York Tunnel Authority in making borings, soundings, and other preliminary surveys for the
construction of a vehicular tunnel under the waters of New York harbor, connecting the boroughs of Richmond and
Brooklyn, September 19, 1941. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1941. ii, 16 p. 23 cm.
1940
McMillen, Loring.
The Briton cottage, the story of its construction, Staten island, N.Y., The Staten island institute of arts and
sciences, 1940. cover-title, [2], 5-14 p. illus., plates, plans. 23 cm.
Van Name, Elmer Garfield, 1888-
Facts regarding one Joseph Lake of Staten Island, New York, Haddonfield, N. J. [1940] 6 l. 28 cm. Williams,
Leslie.
A study of street traffic conditions, Tompkinsville business district, Staten island, New York city; report with
recommendations. Prepared for Staten island chamber of commerce, [New York] 1940. 4 p.l., 50 numb. l. incl. illus.,
fold. plans, tables (part fold.) 28 x 22 cm.
1939
Casanova, Richard L.
Report on the Pleistocene depositis of Staten Island, with notes on the pre-existing flora and topography, as
mentioned by early writers, [n.p., 1939?] [16] l. 29 cm.
Kolff, Cornelius G. (Cornelius Gertrudus), b. 1860.
Staten island fairies, by Cornelius G. Kolff; illustrated by Alice Sargent Johnson. New York City, Richmond
Borough Publishing and Printing Co., c 1939. 48 p. illus. (incl. map) 22 cm.
1938
United States. Army. Corps of engineers.Grreat Kills, Staten island, N.Y.
Letter from the secretary of war [Washington, U. S. Govt. print. off., 1938] 21 p. incl. tables. fold. pl. 24 cm.
1937
Davis, William T. (William Thompson), 1862-1945
Days afield on Staten Island, by William T. Davis. [Lancaster, Pa., The Science press printing company] 1937. 122
p. pl. 21 cm.
1936
Davis, William T. (William Thompson), 1862-1945.
History of the Staten Island Historical Society / by William T. Davis. [New York] : The Society, 1936. 15 p. :
ill. ; 24 cm.
1935
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.New York and New Jersey channels.
Letter from the secretary of war transmitting a letter from the chief of engineers, United States army, dated
March 5, 1935, submitting a report, together with accompanying papers and illustrations, on a preliminary
examination and survey of New York and New Jersey channels, dept water in vicinity of Sandy Hook, N.J., through
lower New York bay, Raritan bay, Arthur kill, Staten island sound, and Kill van kull to deep water in upper New York
bay, including channel north of Shooters island, authorized by the River and harbor act approved July 3, 1930.
Washington, U.S. Govt. print. off., 1935. 119 p. incl. tables. 10 fold. charts. 23 cm.
1932
Sperr, Percy Loomis.
Tall ships and tall buildings; the harbor of New-York in photographs, [Staten Island, N.Y.] c1932. (1) v. mounted
photos. 29 x 40 cm.
1931
Port of New York Authority.
Bayonne bridge, over the Kill van Kull between Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey;
addresses delivered at dedication, November 14, 1931. New York, The Port of New York authority [1931?] 43 p. 24 cm.
1930
Leng, Charles William, 1859-
Staten island and its people, a history, 1609-1929, New York, Lewis historical publishing company, inc., 1930. 4
v. fronts., plates, ports., maps. 28 cm.
Port of New York authority.
Progress report on Kill van Kull bridge between Bayonne, N.J., and Port Richmond, Staten Island, N.Y. ... New
York city [1930-] v. illus. (incl. map) fold. pl., fold. tables, fold. diagr. 28 cm.
1928
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson.
Manor houses and historic homes of Long Island and Staten Island, by Harold Donaldson Eberlein; with a
frontispiece in photogravure and 75 illustrations in doubletone. Philadelphia & London, J.B. Lippincott company,
1928. 4 p. l., vii-x, [1], 318 p. front., plates. 24 cm.
1927
Port of New York authority.
Tentative report on Kill van Kull bridge between Bayonne, N. J., and Port Richmond, Staten Island, N. Y. February
1, 1927. New York, N.Y., Pandick press, inc., printers, 1927. 17 p. incl. illus., tables. fold. pl., maps (1 fold.)
31 cm.
1926
Davis, William T. (William Thompson), 1862-1945.
The Conference or Billopp house, Staten Island, New York, by William T. Davis, chairman, Committee on History,
Conference House Association ... [Lancaster, Pa., The Science Press Printing Company] 1926. 3 p. l., 3-200, [3] p.
front., illus. 24 cm.
Hampton, Vernon Boyce, 1897-
Staten Island's claim to fame, "The garden spot of New York harbor", by Vernon B. Hampton. Staten Island, N.Y.,
Richmond borough publishing & printing, [1925] 187 p. 24 cm.
United States. Army. Corps of engineers. Great Kills, Staten Island, N.Y.
Letter from the secretary of war [Washington, Govt. print. off., 1926] 19 p. incl. tables. fold. plan. 23 cm.
1925
The church of St. Andrew, Richmond, Staten island;
Staten island, N.Y., Published under the auspices of the Staten island historical society by W. T. Davis, 1925.
266 p. front., 1 illus., plates. 26 cm.
Port of New York authority.
Preliminary report on proposed bridges to span the Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy, N.J. and Staten Island
(Tottenville), N.Y., Elizabeth, N.J. and Staten Island (Howland Hook), N.Y. ... Albany, J. B. Lyon company,
printers, 1925. 56 p. incl. tables. 21 fold. pl. (incl. 6 maps, 7 diagr., chart, profile) 30 cm.
1924
Leng, Charles William, 1859-
A condensed history of Staten Island New York. The Staten Island Edison corporation, 1924. 1 p. l., 33 p. illus.
pl. 23 cm.
1923
Houston, William Churchill, 1850-
The Melyn patroonship of Staten island; address [n.p.] 1923. 17 p. incl. illus., port. 24 cm.
Richmond, N.Y. Reformed Protestant Dutch church.
Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch church at Richmond, Staten Island, in Richmond County, N.Y., in the
former town of Southfield and now in the Borough of Richmond, city of New York. New York city, 1923. 2 p.l., iii, 50
numb. l. 36 x 29 cm.
Port Richmond, N. Y. Reformed Church.
Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church on Staten Island, Richmond County, N. Y., in the former town of
Northfield, and now the Reformed church at Port Richmond, New York city, 1923. 2 p.l., iv, 255 numb. l. front.,
plates. 36-29 cm.
Tompkinsville, N.Y. St. Paul's memorial church.
Records of Saint Paul's Protestant Episcopal church at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, in Richmond County, N. Y.,
in the former town of Castleton. New York city, 1923. 2 p. l., x, 156 numb. l. front. 36 x 29 cm.
Rossville, N.Y. St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal church.
Records of Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal church at Rossville, Staten Island, in Richmond County, N.Y., New
York city, 1923. 2 p.l., viii, 74 numb. l. front., 5 pl. 36 x 29 cm.
Westfield, N.Y. Reformed Protestant Dutch church.
Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch church. Westfield, Staten Island, at Huguenot, Staten Island, in
Richmond County, N.Y., New York city, 1923. 2 p.l., vii, 24 numb. l. 36 x 29 cm.
New York. Church of St. Andrew, Richmond.
Records of Saint Andrew's Protestant Episcopal church at Richmond, Staten Island, in Richmond County, N. Y., in
the former town of Northfield, and now in the borough of Richmond, city of New York. New York city, 1923. 2 p.l., v,
207 numb. l. 36 x 29 cm.
1922
Commerce and industry association of New York. Industrial bureau.
Staten island, New York city; its industrial resources and possibilities. New York, 1922. 55 p. illus., maps (2
fold.) 23 cm.
Records of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church at New Springville, Staten Island, in Richmond County, N. Y., in
the former town of Northfield and now in the borough of Richmond, city of New York. New York city, 1922. 3 p.l.,
ii-iii, 90 numb. l. front., photos. 36 x 29 cm. Brighton Heights, N.Y. Reformed church.
Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch church in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., in the
former town of Castleton, and now the Reformed church, Brighton Heights, in the borough of Richmond, city of New
York. New York city, 1922. 2 p.l., v, 152 numb. l. front. 36 x 29 cm.
1920
Staten Island shipbuilding company.
New York's pioneer steel shipbuilders, established 1895. Staten Island, N.Y., Staten Island shipbuilding company
[c1920] 31, [1] p. illus. 14 x 23 cm.
1919
Richmond, N.Y. (Borough) Bureau of engineering.
Report on sewage experimental investigations at West New Brighton, Staten Island, N.Y. [n.p.] 1919. 1 v. cm.
1918
Kolff, Cornelius G.
Early history of Staten Island, [Rosebank? N.Y., 1918] [32] p. 22 cm.
Mershon, S. L. (Stephen Lyon), 1859-
English crown grants, by S. L. Mershon ... The foundation of colonial land titles under English common law. New
York, The law and history club [c1918] 5 p. 1., 266 p. 19 cm.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on rivers and harbors. New York harbor.
Hearings on the subject of the improvement of Hudson River channel, channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and
Swinburne Islands...January 30, 1918. [n.p.] 1918. 53 p. 23 cm.
1917
Staten Island railway company.
Corporate history... [n. p., 1917] 1 v. cm.
Walker, Randolph St. George, 1863-
History of the Staten Island cricket and tennis club, 1872-1917, Livingston, Staten Island. [New York, Press of
H. R. Elliot & co., c1917] 24 p. illus. (incl. ports.) 31 cm.
1916
Harriet Beauley school of the expressive arts, New York.
The Harriet Beauley school of the expressive arts, Barrett manor, Arrochar, Staten Island, New York city. [New
York, Printed by Rogers & company, inc., 1916] 19 p. 8 pl. 27 cm.
History, story, legend of the old King's Highway : now the Richmond Road, Staten Island, N.Y.
[New York : Staten Island Antiquarian Society], c1916. [5], 3-27 p. : maps ; 18 cm.
1915
Mershon, Stephen Lyon, 1859-
The major and the queen; or, A royal grant to a gallant soldier,/Mershon, Stephen Lyon, 1859- New York, R. R.
Beam & company [c1915] 5 p.l., 98 p. plates, double map. 2 ports. (incl. front.) 20 cm.
Hine, C. G. (Charles Gilbert), 1859-1931.
The story and documentary history of the Perine house, Dongan Hills, Staten Island, headquarters of the Staten
Island antiquarian society, by Charles Gilbert Hine. [New York?] Staten Island antiquarian society, inc., 1915. 1 p.
l., 7-88, [3] p. front., plates (part col.) 27 cm.
1914
Hine, C. G. (Charles Gilbert), 1859-1931.
History and legend of Howard avenue and the Serpentine road, Grymes Hill, Staten Island / gathered by Charles
Gilbert Hine from real estate records and long memories. [New York? : Priv. print., Hines brothers printery, 1914] 3
leaves, 80 p., 13 leaves of plates, : maps ; 24 cm.
Melyn, Cornelis, b. 1600.\
Melyn papers, 1640-1699.
Notes: Documents by or relating to Cornelis Melyn, proprietor of Staten Island, with some papers of his son,
Jacob Melyn. Series: New-York Historical Society. Collections. The John Watts De Peyster publication fund series ;
v. 46. [New York, Printed for the Society, 1914] p. [95]-138. 25 cm.
1911
United States. Light house board.
Specifications and contract for construction for dwelling for two keepers at Staten Island light station,
Richmond, N.Y., 1911. 1 v. cm.
1910
Message of the governor of New Jersey transmitting to the Legislature communications in relation to water
conditions on Staten Island, February 14th, 1910. Trenton, N. J., MacCrellish & Quigley, state printers, 1910. 2 p.l.,
3-6 p. 23 cm.
1909
Richmond borough association of women teachers, comp.
Staten Island and Staten Islanders, New York, The Grafton press, 1909. 76 p. front. (map) illus., plates, port.
19 cm.
The great bronze column of Staten Island,
[New York? 1909?] [9] p. pl. 26 cm. United States.
Light house board.
Specifications and contract for construction of Staten Island light-house, New York. [n.p.] 1909. 1 v. cm.
Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947, ed.
The Indians of Greater New York and the Lower Hudson / edited by Clark Wissler. New York : The Trustees, 1909.
xv, 242 p. [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Wright, Tobias Alexander, ed.
Records of the Dutch Reformed church of Port Richmond, S. I. baptisms from 1696 to 1772; United Brethren
congregation, commonly called Moravian church, S. I. births and baptisms; 1749 to 1853, marriages: 1764 tp 1863,
deaths and burials: 1758 to 1828; St. Andrew's church, Richmond, S. I. births and baptisms from 1752 to 1795,
marriages from 1754 to 1808. New York, Printed for the Society, 1909. 4 p.l., xi, [2], 10-335 p. front. (port.)
illus. (plan) 3 pl. 29 cm.
1908
Nash, George William, 1856-
Excursion planned for the City history club of New York, [New York] c1908. Subjects: Staten Island N.Y.--Historic
houses, etc. 24 p. illus. (maps) 19 cm.
1906
Corson, Hiram, 1804-1896.
The Corson family; a history of the descendants of Benjamin Corson, son of Cornelius Corssen of Staten Island,
New York, Philadelphia, H.L. Everett [1906] 5 p.l., 9-192 p. front., plates, ports. 28 cm.
1905
Morris, Ira K.
Historic landmarks on Staten Island. Albany, 1905. p. [127]-149. 23 cm.
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
The first and last journeys of Thoreau : lately discovered among his unpublished journals and manuscripts /
edited by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn. Boston : Printed exclusively for members of the Bibliophile Society, 1905. 2 v.
: ports., facsims. ; 24 cm.
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 165th (1862-1865)
History of the Second Battalion Duryee Zouaves [microform] : one hundred and sixty-fifth regt. New York Volunteer
Infantry, mustered in the United States service at Camp Washington, Staten Island, N.Y., November twenty-eighth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-two. [New York? : s.n.], 1905. 330 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
1903
Mills, Weymer Jay, 1880-1938.
Through the gates of old romance / by W. Jay Mills ... ; with illustrations by John Rae. Philadelphia ; London :
J.B. Lippincott Company, 1903.Contents: An unrecorded Philadelphia romance the Franklin family helped into flower
The love-story of the noted Nathaniel Moore and "the heavenly Ellen", a belle of Chambers Street, New York City
A true picture of the last days of Aaron Burr
The poetic courtship of Philip Freneau, the poet of the revolution, and beautiful Eleanor Forman
The Chevalier de Silly and his Newport Sally
Susanna Rowson, of "Charlotte Temple" fame, and her British grenadier
The ghosts of an old Staten Island manor
Major André's last love
Pinderina Scribblerus, an American Montagu. 281, [7] p. (last p. blank) : ill. ; 20 cm.
1902
Delavan, Edward Close, jr.
Colonel Francis Lovelace and his plantation on Staten island, by Edward C. Delavan, jun'r. New Brighton, N.Y.,
Natural science association of Staten island, 1902. [47]-79 p. illus. 23 cm.
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. Committee on Parks.
Report on a proposed park system for the borough of Richmond, New York City, prepared and submitted by the
Committee on Parks of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, with map of the borough of Richmond. December, 1902.
[St. George?] 1902. 24 p. map. 23 cm.
1901
Brown, John Dunwell.
Commercial development of Staten island, [New York?] c1901. 11 p. double map. 28 cm. 1900 Davis, William
Thompson, 1862- American cicadas; Staten Island, 19
1898
Morris, Ira K.
Morris's memorial history of Staten Island, New York / Ira K. Morris. New York : Memorial Pub. Co., c1898-c1900.
2 v. : ill., ports. ; 27 cm.
Winter, William, 1836-1917.
A wreath of laurel : being speeches on dramatic and kindred occasions / by William Winter. New York : The Dunlap
Society, 1898. Contents include: In memory of George William Curtis/The Staten Island Academy xiii, [7], 149, [1]
p., [5] leaves of plates : 5 ports. ; 23 cm.
1896
Davis, William Thompson, 1862-
Staten island names; ye olde names and nicknames. New Brighton, N.Y., Natural science association, 1896. [20]-76
p. fold. map. 24 cm.
1895
Greater New York album. One hundred selected views, New York city, Brooklyn, Staten island, etc. From recent
photographs.
Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & company, 1895. [c1894] 104 p. illus. 17 x 22 cm.
Sargent, E. A., ed.
In aid of the building fund of Tompkins lodge no. 471 F. & A. M. at the German club rooms, Stapleton, Staten
island .../Sargent, E. A., ed. Stapleton [N.Y.] Pub. by Tompkins lodge, 1895. 2 p.l., 3-32 p. illus. (incl. facsim.)
15 x 31 cm. Staten Island. Chamber of commerce. By-laws...adopted July 16, 1895. [1895] 1 v. cm.
1892
Davis, William Thompson, 1862-
Days afield on Staten Island. [New York, L. H. Biglow & co., 1892] 132 p. 18 cm.
1890
[Kobbé, Gustav]
Staten Island. A guide book ... New York, G. Kobbé [1890] 55 pp. incl. front., pl. ma
New Jersey. Boundary Commission.
Report and proceedings of the New Jersey Boundary Commission : appointed to locate and mark out, by stakes and
buoys, the true boundary line between New York and New Jersey, in lands under water in the Hudson River, Bay of New
York, Kill Von Kull and Arthur Kill, or Staten Island Sounds : under the joint resolution of the Legislature of the
State of New Jersey, approved February 14, 1888. Jersey City, N.J. : Jersey City Print. Co., 1890. 46 p., [3] folded
leaves of plates : maps ; 22 cm.
1889
Campbell, Reau.
Rides and rambles on Staten island, New York, C. G. Crawford, 1889. 23, [1] p. col. illus. (incl. map) 21 cm.
1887
Bayles, Richard Mather.
History of Richmond County (Staten Island) New York, from its discovery to the present time. New York, L. E.
Preston & co., 1887. ix, 741 p. illus. plates, ports., maps, plan, facsim. 27 x 21 cm.
Beers (J.B.) & Company.
Atlas of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. New York, 1887. 1 atlas (2 p.l.) : 12 maps ; fol.
1886
[Judson, Selden C.]
Illustrated sketch book of Staten island, New York, its industries and commerce. New York, S. C. Judson, 1886.
160 p. incl. front., (incl. ports., map, plan) 24 cm.
Nimmo, Joseph, 1837-1909.
Sea-coast defenses of New York city, Long island, Staten island and Connecticut. By Joseph Nimmo, jr. New York,
McWilliams printing company, 1886. 26 p. 23 cm.
1885
Wiman, Erastus, 1834-1904.
Toasts and responses. Dinner to president and executives, Baltimore & Ohio R. R., [New York, American bank note
co., 1885] 2 p.l., 7-103, [1] p. illus., fold. map. 22 cm.
1883
Brooks, Erastus, 1815-1886.
Historical records of Staten Island, [New York? 1883] 39 p. 22 cm.
Richmond co., N.Y.
Proceedings of the bi-centennial celebration of Richmond county, Staten island, New York. [New York, 1883] 23, 54
p. 24 cm.
1879
Hollick, Charles Arthur, 1857-1933.
The flora of Richmond County, New York. Staten Island, 1879. 36 p., 1 l. 25 cm.
1877
Clute, John Jacob.
Annals of Staten island, from its discovery to the present time. New York, Press of C. Vogt, 1877.
Disturnell, John, 1801-1877, comp.
Summer resorts and watering places. Pleasure excursions between New York, Long Branch, Sea Girt and other
seabathing resorts situated on the New Jersey coast, within fifty miles of the city of New York; also, including
Staten island and both shores of Long island. Coney island, Rockaway beach, Flushing, etc. ... New York, J. Wiley &
sons [c1877] 70 p. front., pl. 16 cm.
1876
Northfield (N.Y.)
An account of the centennial celebration of the 4th of July, 1876, by the citizens of the town of Northfield,
Richmond county, New York, including the oration by Hon. Geo. Wm. Curtis and historical sketch by John J. Clute,
esq. New York, C. Vogt, Printer, 1876. 23 p. 24 cm.
1874
Gillmore, Q[uincy] A[dams], 1825-1888.
Report on the compressive strength, specific gravity, and ration of absorption of the various kinds of
building-stone from different sections of the United States, tested at Fort Tompkins, Staten Island, N.Y.
Washington, Gov't print. off., 1874. 15 p. fold. pl. 25 cm.
1871
New York (State) Staten island improvement commission.
Report of a prelimiary scheme of improvements. [New York, J. Sutton & co., printer, 1871. 114 p. 23 cm.
1869
Batchelor, George.
Staten Island, one vast city, Tottenville, 1869. 12 p. 18 cm.
1868
Cammann, Henry J. (Henry Julius), d. 1920.
The charities of New York, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. By Henry J. Cammann and Hugh N. Camp. New York, Hurd and
Houghton, 1868. xi, 596 p. front., plates. 23cm.
1864
Jones, Charles J.
A hopeful view of national affairs. A thanksgiving sermon preached at the Sailors' snug harbor Staten Island.
Sept. 11, 1864, by Rev. Charles J. Jones ... New York, E.O. Jenkins, printer, 1864. p. 14 cm.
Munsell's guide to the Hudson river by railroad and steamboat. Representing every town, village, landing,
railroad station, and point of interest on or adjacent to the Hudson river, from Staten island to Troy, with minute
descriptions and references, for the convenience of the business man and the traveler. Albany, J. Munsell [1864] 58
p. 8 maps (1 fold.) 15 cm.
1858
Staten Island. Citizens.
Facts and documents bearing upon the legal amd moral questions connected with the recent destruction of the
quarantine buildings, New York, W. C. Bryant & co., printers, 1858. 2 p. l., 90 p. 23 cm.
1848
New York (City). Board of health.
Report of the Standing Sanatory committee of the Board of health of the city of New York, on the subject of
Asiatic cholera, at present prevailing at the quarantine establishment of New York, at Staten island. New York,
McSpedon & Baker, printer, 1848. 24 p. 22 cm.
1846
Seaman, Henry J.
Speech of Henry I. Seaman, of New York, on the bill making appropriation for fortifications at the Narrows of
Staten Island in the harbor of New York, Washington, Printed by J. & G. S. Gideon, 1846. 14 p. 23 cm.
1843
Vanpelt, Peter J., 1778-1861.
An oration, containing sketches of the life, character, and services of the late Danile D. Tompkins, governor of
the state of New York, delivered in the church at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, on the 21st June, 1843, the
celebration of the anniversary of his birth-day. New York, C. C. & E. Childs, jr., printers, 1843. 20 p. 21 cm.
1824
Barney, Joshua.
The trial of Joshua Barney, a midshipman in the United States service, on an indictment of murder : before the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, or General Gaol Delivery, in and for the County of Richmond : held at Staten Island, on
the first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of June, 1824. New-York : Printed and published by C. Brown, 1824. 16 p. ;
19 cm.
Memorial of sundry citizens of the city of New York, proprietors of a dyeing and printing establishment on Staten
Island : January 19, 1824, read and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Washington : Printed by Gales &
Seaton, 1824. 5 p. ; 24 cm.
Dates Unknown
Sea View Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. Clinical Society.
The quarterly bulletin of Sea View Hospital. Staten Island [n.d.] v. in illus. 26 cm.
Staten island zoological society.
News bulletin of the Staten island zoological society, inc. [West New Brighton? S.I., N.Y. [n.d.] v. illus. 28
cm.
Wagner Memorial Lutheran College, Staten Island, N. Y.
Catalog. n.p. n.d.