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Robert C. Friedrich was a local Queens’ historian who mainly focused on College Point. He was an employee of the Queens Borough Public Library in the late 1960’s. He left for self-employment in San Francisco in the early 1970s (check employment dates). After several years,(check employment dates) he returned to Queens Library and the Long Island Division (now Archives at Queens Library), from which he retired in___________. Born and raised in College Point, Mr. Friedrich devoted his life to discovering and writing College Point history. Mr. Friedrich was also interested in the history of various windmills domestically and internationally. Mr. Friedrich served as the president of the Poppenhusen Institute in the 1960’s. As president Mr. Friedrich helped in the creation of exhibits that highlighted Poppenhusen’s vast history. This collection contains many of Mr. Friedrich’s notes pertaining to these subjects