Centuries of New York History Prepare for a Move

[PeterK]

The vast collection, once part of a bureaucracy aptly named the Division of Ancient Records, is visited occasionally by researchers, like historians and genealogists (both academic and amateur). It is mostly the province of the staff members who tend to the documents, many of which predate the Declaration of Independence.

Geof Huth, the chief records officer for the New York State Unified Court System, maneuvered through rows filled with pages that have been tattered over the centuries and gnawed by rodents, particularly those that had been sealed with wheat paste.

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