There is a 101 page publication on famous people of the Bronx which you might want to look at. The citation follows Woolfson, William They Were Here: Some Bronxites Who Achieved. Bronx, NY: Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 1986 (rev.) ISBN= 0-9602568-0-6 -Janet Butler Munch Special Collections Librarian Lehman College Library 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West Bronx, NY 10468-1589 [log in to unmask] Bob Arnold wrote: > And Irving Batchellor, Washington Irving, Walter D. Edmonds. > > >>> [log in to unmask] 12/04/02 12:05PM >>> > I vote for one of my favorite authors - Carl Carmer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Norris [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 9:18 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Born in New York > > The Native New Yorkers Hall of Fame, a newly chartered organization located > in Sullivan County, is beginning work on an initial traveling exhibit > designed to engage visitors of all ages in discussion about the > accomplishments of those individuals born in New York. A long list is > already underway, with those easy to think of (those four presidents) and > those less often thought of as New Yorkers (Carl Yaztremski, L. Frank Baum, > Joan Baez and Herman Melville, to name an eclectic few). > > We're interested in hearing about New Yorkers from your area that have made > significant accomplishments in areas such as literature, visual arts, > journalism, popular culture, science, business and education and reform. > Our goal is to develop a broad-based list that represents the diversity of > New York State. > > At a later date, the Hall of Fame will be accepting formal nominations; this > information is for the preliminary exhibition, scheduled to open in May, > 2003. > > If you have names and accomplishments to share, I look forward to hearing > from you. Thanks for any help you can provide! > > Linda Norris > Riverhill > History and Folklife for Museums and Communities > Treadwell, NY 13846