These books provide background information on the Rensselaerwyck Manor or translations and/or transcriptions of materials in the collection that may not be used because they were burned in the Capitol fire of 1911 and are, therefore, in very fragile condition.
Ellis, David Maldwyn. Landlords and Farmers in the Hudson-Mohawk Region, 1790-1850 (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1946). C,333.5,E47
Gehring, Charles, editor. A Guide to Dutch Manuscripts Relating to New Netherland in United States Repositories (Albany: New York State Library, 1978). R,974.702,G946
Kim, Sung Bok. Landlord and Tenant in Colonial New York: Manorial Society, 1664-1775 (Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1978). R,974.7,K49
Rensselaerswyck. Court. Minutes of the Court of Rensselaerswyck, 1648-1652. Translated and Edited by A.J.F. Van Lear, Archivist, Division of Archives and History. (Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, 1922). R-REF,347.7474201,R414
Van Rensselaer, Jeremias, d. 1674. Correspondence of Jeremias Van Rensselaer (Albany: University of the State of New York, 1932) R,974.742,R414nv
Van Rensselaer, Maria (van Cortlandt), 1645-1689. Correspondence of Maria van Rensselaer, 1669-1689, Translated and Edited by A.J.F. Van Laer. (Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, 1935). R-REF,974.742,R414v
Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts, Being the Letters of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, 1630-1643, and Other Documents Relating to the Colony of Rensselaerswyck. Translated and Edited by A.J.F. van Laer, Archivist. With an Introductory Essay by Nicolaas de Roever, Late Archivist of the City of Amsterdam. Translated by Mrs. Alan H. Strong. (Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, 1908). R-REF,974.742,R414n
For more information on published and unpublished materials related to the Rensselaerwyck Manor, search on rensselaerwyck or renssewlaerswyck or van rensselaer in the New York State Library's online catalog, which can be found at https://nyst.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/nysl/.