The ''Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York'', commonly known as ''Valentine's Manual'', was published annually by the city's
Common Council from 1841 to 1870, and is of historical interest today partly because of its statistics and listings of officials, but mostly because of historical essays and images added by its compilers unrelated to other specific contents.
[Hufeland, Otto, compiler]
''Historical index to the Manuals of the Corporation of the City of New York (“Valentine’s Manuals”) 1841–1870''
(New York: Francis P. Harper, 1900)
In the early 20th century,
Henry Collins Brown Henry Collins Brown (1862–1961) was a Scottish-born New York historian, lecturer, and author, and the founder of the Museum of the City of New York. He arrived in New York at the age of 13. After working as an advertising salesman, traveling thro ...
edited ''Valentine's Manual of the City of New York'' (1916–17 and 1917–18) and ''Valentine's Manual of Old New York'' (1919 through 1928), both also commonly referred to as ''Valentine's Manual'', related in spirit to the original series, and with many historical pictures.
[''Smithsonian Libraries Catalog'']
Valentine's Manual of Old New York
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Annual magazines published in the United States
History of New York City
New York City Council
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