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Subject:	Re: Communal and Utopian Societies
From:	"Henry, Michelle" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:42:59 -0400
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I received an error message when I try to open the table you included in
your message.  There were several utopian communities in Chautauqua County,
including the "Brotherhood of New Life" or "Harris Community" in Brocton;
also "Harmonia" in the town of Harmony.  I think Jack Ericson, Archivist at
Reed Library, SUNY- Fredonia, would be a good source of information for
those communities.  He can be reached at 716/673-3183 or Reed Library,
SUNY-Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063.
Michelle Henry
Chautauqua County Historian

-----Original Message-----
From: Rachel Rubin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:23 PM
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Subject: Communal and Utopian Societies


Dear History ListServe Members:

I am writing to ask for any suggestions or corrections on a work in
progress.

My task at hand is to construct a table that lists all of the Communal and
Utopian Societies that have existed in New York State. I realize that it may
not be feasible to list them all, (one of my sources directly states that a
complete and accurate list would be impossible to construct) but my goal is
to gather as much information as possible and to include all of the larger,
more well-known communities, along with as many of the smaller,
less-significant ones as I can find.

I am recording the movement associated with the community, the location,
years active, and a brief description, along with the name of the community.

I have been using these sources to compile my list:

Fogarty, Robert S. Dictionary of American Communal and Utopian History
Miller, Timothy. The Quest for Utopias in 20th Century America
Miller, Timothy. The 60s Communes: Hippies and Beyond.

Find the draft of the table at http://www.nyhistoy.net/~enys/tables/ (file
name Utopia.htm). Obviously much of the information is incomplete,
especially beginning in the mid 1960s. Comments and constructive criticisms
are greatly appreciated. I am also looking for other reliable sources. Thank
you for you help.

Rachel Rubin
Assistant Researcher
The Encyclopedia of New York State
(518) 474-7411

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