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Miss MARY D. WOMACK.
Miss ELIZA T. WOMERSLEY.
ARTHUR J. WOOD.
Miss ANNA C. WOOD.
CORNELIUS D. WOOD.
Miss FRANCES J. WOOD.
Miss HELEN WOOD.
Miss HENRIETTA WOOD.
HENRY A. WOOD.
JAMES M. WOOD.

Miss LILY HOFFNER WOOD.
Miss MILDRED C. WOOD.
SAMUEL A. WOOD.
Mrs. SAMUEL H. WOOD.
WALTER C. WOOD, M.D.
CHARLES L. WOODBRIDGE.
Miss MADELINE S. Woodford.
Gen. STEWART L. Woodford.
CALEB S. Woodhull.
Mrs. THOMAS WOODLOCK.
HENRY S. WOODMAN.

R. HUNTINGTON WOODMAN.
CHARLES P. WOODRUFF.
Miss HARRIET WOODRuff.
JOHN T. Woodruff.

Hon. TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF.
JOHN A. WOODS.

CHARLES B. WOODWARD.
Mrs. JOHN B. WOODWARD.
Miss MARY B. WOODWARD.
Miss MARIA WOODWARD.
ROBERT B. WOODWARD.
ROBINS B. WOODWARD.
Miss VIRGINIA WOODWARD.
GEORGE H. WOODWORTH.
J. FREDERICK WOODWORTH.
Miss GERTRUDE H. WOOLLEY.
ULYSSES G. WOOLLEY, M.D.S.
Miss NELLIE B. Woolsey.
Miss GRACIA A. WORTH.
PAUL HOWARD WORTH.

WALTER E. WORTH.

Miss M. A. WRIGGLESWORTH.

Mrs. DAVID F. WRIGHT.

Mrs. EDWIN S. WRIGHT.

Miss FLORENCE M. WRIGHT.
Prin. HENRY C. WRIGHT.
J. GRAHAM WRIGHT.
JOHN H. WRIGHT.

Mrs. JOHN N. WRIGHT.
JONATHAN WRight, M.D.
Miss MARIE WRIGHT.
Miss MARY J. Wright.
Miss MARY L. WRIGHT.
Mrs. CHARLES WUEST.
F. W. WUNDERLICH, M.D.
GEORGE W. WUNDRAM.
Miss MARIE WUNDRAM.
FREDERICK W. WURSTER, Jr.
Miss ADELAIDE E. WYCKOFF.
CHARLES B. WYCKOFF.
CHARLES R. WYCKOFF, Jr.
JOHN L. WYCKOFF.

Mrs. SARAH H. WYCKOFF.
WILLIAM F. WYCKOFF.
Miss A. C. WYLIE.

Miss ELLA M. WYMAN.

Mrs. JOHN EUGENE WYMAN.
ADRIAN M. YARRINGTON.
FREDERICK A. YENNI.
Miss ABBIE YOUNG.

Miss ANNA J. YOUNG.
Miss ANNA L. YOUNG.
CURTIS CLAY YOUNG.
CHARLES T. YOUNG.
Miss CORNELIA YOUNG.
Miss ELLA YOUNG.
Miss ESTELLE YOUNG.
Mrs. JOHN ALVIN YOUNG.
Miss LOTTIE E. YOUNG.
MARTIN YOUNG.

RICHARD YOUNG.

RICHARD YOUNG.

SAMUEL J. YOUNG.

Miss SARAH L. YOUNG.

Miss SYBIL T. YOUNG.

WALTER H. YOUNG.
CORNELIUS ZABRISKIE.

Rev. JEREMIAH L. ZABRISKIE.
Mrs. SARAH L. ZABRISKIE.

WILLIAM ZAISS.

PAUL ZEHE.

WILLIAM ZIEGLER.

WILLIAM H. Ziegler.
JOSEPH ZILVER.

Miss ALICE ZIMMERMANN.
Miss MARIE ZIMMERMANN.
Miss O. ZIMMERMANN.
CARL H. Zoebisch.

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A BRIEF HISTORY

OF

THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.

In the summer of 1823 several gentlemen, among whom was Augustus Graham, met at Stevenson's Tavern for the purpose of establishing for the apprentices of Brooklyn a Free Library. They adopted a constitution, and issued to the citizens of Brooklyn a circular, in which they solicited donations of books and money with which to effect their purpose. On November 20, 1824, they were incorporated by the Legislature of the State under the name of The Brooklyn Apprentices' Library Association, and on July 4, 1825, the cornerstone of the first building owned by the Association was laid by General Lafayette, at the junction of Henry and Cranberry streets. The first lecture delivered, in the newly completed structure was by Professor James D. Dana. As early as 1835 the Association had outgrown its original quarters, and, the property having been sold to the city, the Institution was removed to a new building in Washington street, then the centre of wealth and culture of the young city of Brooklyn.

In order to broaden the scope of the Association, an amended charter was granted by the Legislature in 1843, and the name therein changed to that of the Brooklyn Institute. For many years thereafter the Institute was a most important factor in the social, literary, scientific and educational life of Brooklyn. Its library had a good circulation; its public hall was the scene of many historic and social gatherings, and from its platform were heard such eminent scientific men as Agassiz, Dana, Gray, Henry, Morse, Mitch

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