¹ Folk, Amy. "The Creation of Orient Beach State Park". Undated. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
This is an essay explaining previous attempts to get Long Beach from the LBA, and the ultimate handoff to the State of New York. It was used as a fundamental background on the LBA, and the women within it.
² Oysterponds Historical Society Members. "Historical Review". 1959. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
This is a book published and written by the Oysterponds Historical Society, explaining the history of Orient. It provided this work with more detailed history of the early LBA.
³ Long Beach Association. Long Beach Association Logbook #3. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
This is a photograph of the title page of the LBA's third logbook. The photograph was used as a piece of evidence to prove that the LBA kept records of their meetings, while the book itself was used as evidence for different events within the LBA.
⁴ Long Beach Association. "Basis of Contract for Lease of Long Beach". 1927. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
This is the contract that was for Edwin King's attempt to develop Long Beach. It was used to show what rules King would have had to follow to lease Long Beach.
⁵ The 19th Amendment. 1920. National Archives. Washington D.C.
A picture of the 19th Amendment. Used to show that the women of the LBA should have been able to vote.
⁶ Stern, Lillian. Telegram to the Long Beach Association. 1927. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
A telegram written by Lillian Stern, regarding the leasing of Long Beach to Edwin King. Used to put perspective on what was happening in Orient during the King vote.
⁷ Petition to the Long Beach Association. 1927. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
A petition signed by 39 women in Orient against leasing Long Beach to King. Used to show public opinion in Orient when it came to leasing.
⁸ Perry, Elisabeth Israels. Belle Moskowitz: Feminine politics and the exercise of power in the age of Alfred E. Smith. 2000. UPNE. Link to book
A book on Belle Moskowitz, who was Alfred E. Smith's advisor and publicist. Shows that Alfred E. Smith was very pro-women, and supported women's voting rights.
⁹ Painting of Governor Smith. 1921. New York State Capitol. Albany, NY.
Portrait of Alfred E. Smith by Douglas Volk. Used to allow the reader to better visualize the Governor.
¹⁰ Caro, Robert A. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. New York. Knopf. 1974.
The most comprehensive analysis of Robert Moses' life. Used in this work to provide an in-depth explanation of Robert Moses' relationship with Alfred E. Smith and why he acted the way he did.
¹¹ Picture of Robert Moses. 1939. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.
Robert Moses overlooking his Battery Bridge model. Used to allow the reader to visualize Moses better.
¹² Long Beach Association Minutes. July 9, 1929. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
Minutes from the meeting where it was decided to deed the land of Long Beach to the state. Used to provide insight into how the LBA decided to deed the land to the state, and show what the LBA's conditions were.
¹³ New York State Act. February 11, 1929. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
The State of New York's Act regarding the acquisition of Long Beach. Used as evidence that the state now has Long Beach.
¹⁴ Letter to the Long Beach Association from the Long Island State Park Commission. Oct 7, 1929. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
¹⁵ Notice approving the acquisition of Long Beach for the state. Oct 4, 1929. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
Acting Governor Herbert H. Lehman approves the addition of Long Beach into the State Park system. Used to show that Long Beach was successfully handed off to the state.
¹⁶ Map of Orient State Park. Undated. Oysterponds Historical Society. Orient, NY.
Map of Orient State Park, likely from a blueprint, due to the docks being present (which were ultimately never added in). Used to show what the State Park originally looked like.
