Research Catalog
Serrell-Opdycke-Patrick papers
- Title
- Serrell-Opdycke-Patrick papers, ca. 1828-1963.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Available Online
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Permit needed | MssCol 2724 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 16 linear feet (37 boxes, 1 v.)
- Summary
- The Serrell-Opdycke-Patrick papers document the evolution of property ownership and land use in New York City and the development of the city's urban infrastructure of streets and sewers especially during the latter half of the 19th century (1840s-1890s).
- Subjects
- Civil engineering > New York (State) > New York
- Surveying > New York (State) > New York
- New York (N.Y.) > Surveys
- Property > New York (State) > New York
- Land use > New York (State) > New York
- Maps
- Sewerage > New York (State) > New York
- Surveyors
- Land surveys
- Civil engineers
- Streets > New York (State) > New York
- Genre/Form
- Land surveys.
- Maps.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- must undergo conservation treatment before use.
- Source (note)
- Patrick, Dorothy L. (via Map Division - NYPL)
- Biography (note)
- James E. Serrell (1820-1892), Henry G. Opdycke (1870-1938), and William R. Patrick were New York City surveyors and civil engineers.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 2724
- OCLC
- NYPW95-A192
- Title
- Serrell-Opdycke-Patrick papers, ca. 1828-1963.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
- Engineering drawings by James E. Serrell must undergo conservation treatment before use.
- Biography
- James E. Serrell (1820-1892), Henry G. Opdycke (1870-1938), and William R. Patrick were New York City surveyors and civil engineers. Serrell was appointed city surveyor in the Street Dept. of New York, had a surveying practice in the city, and carried on experiments for improvements in the design of marine engines and propellers. Opdycke practiced engineering and consulted on the construction of the first subway in New York City. In 1899 he formed a partnership, Opdycke & Thomson, with H. Serrell Thomson and later was associated with William R. Patrick in his surveying practice. Patrick eventually assumed Opdycke's surveying business, taking possession of Opdycke's papers and the papers of James E. Serrell.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Civil engineers.Surveyors.
- Added Author
- Opdycke, Henry G., 1870-1938.Patrick, William R.Serrell, James E., 1820-1892.Opdycke & Thomson (Firm)
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2724