[Freebase-discuss] Helpful historical use case for Business 2

[glenn mcdonald]

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On 8 Apr 10, at 11:54am, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote:

> 
> Wow, that's what I call bad-ass reconciliation :-)
> 
> On 4/8/10 7:51 AM, Thad Guidry wrote:
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *NYSL REFSERV* <REFSERV at mail.nysed.gov
>> <mailto:REFSERV at mail.nysed.gov>>
>> Date: Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: H. E. Griswold - New York State Law Library
>> To: thadguidry at gmail.com <mailto:thadguidry at gmail.com>
>> 
>> Mr. Guidry,
>> We looked in the /Annual Report of the New York State Library/ for the
>> years 1894-1900.  The Law Library is described throughout as a
>> "division" of the New York State Library.
>> The report for 1900 contains a list of employees, giving their term of
>> service.  Harry E. Griswold is listed as a "Sublibrarian (Law)."  His
>> term of service is listed as 14 July 1880 to 10 May 1898 and it is noted
>> that after leaving he was serving as "Librarian supreme court, 1st
>> judicial district, New York" from May 1898 to date.
>> The same list includes a Stephen B. Griswold, identified as the Law
>> Librarian from 1868 to date.
>> The /Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans/
>> (Boston: The Biographical society, 1904 [reprinted by Gale Research
>> Company, 1968]), Vol. 4, no page numbers, includes a short biography of
>> Stephen.  It says he had a son named Harry E. Griswold.
>> Hope that helps you.
>> New York State Library
>> Reference Services
>> CEC, ESP
>> Albany, NY 12230
>> (518)474-5355
>> http://www.forms2.nysed.gov/nysl/refserv.cfm
>> BS
>> 
>> 
>>>>> <thadguidry at gmail.com <mailto:thadguidry at gmail.com>> 4/1/2010 4:22
>> PM >>>
>> Subject 	H. E. Griswold - New York State Law Library
>> Request 	With this as reference :
>> http://books.google.com/books?id=J_07AAAAIAAJ&dq=
>> <http://books.google.com/books?id=J_07AAAAIAAJ&dq=>"scottish law
>> reporter"&lr=&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q="scottish law reporter"&f=false I am
>> trying to know what particular library that H. E. Griswold was employed
>> at during the same period of time this book was produced and published.
>> I understand that the name or system shown in the book "NEW YORK STATE
>> LAW LIBRARY" has changed over time. And as noted on page 3, it appears
>> he was an editor of that particular book during the time of publication.
>> Any biographical information that you can forward to me regarding H. E.
>> Griswold would be MOST helpful in my law research. Thank you sincerely,
>> Thad Guidry
>> Sources already consulted 	With this as reference :
>> http://books.google.com/books?id=J_07AAAAIAAJ&dq=
>> <http://books.google.com/books?id=J_07AAAAIAAJ&dq=>"scottish law
>> reporter"&lr=&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q="scottish law reporter"&f=false
>> *Requestor's:* 	-
>> Name 	Thad Guidry
>> Email 	thadguidry at gmail.com <mailto:thadguidry at gmail.com>
>> Phone 	() ext.
>> City 	Dallas
>> State/Country 	Texas
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> Stefano Mazzocchi                              Application Catalyst
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