Found 3 collections related to Libraries -- New York %28State%29

Ada Alice Jones (1861-1943), librarian and teacher, was a cataloger at the New York State Library in Albany. She also taught cataloging at the New York Library School from 1889 to 1911. Collection consists of Jones's correspondence and diaries. Correspondence, 1881-1936, concerns her work, teaching, daily life, and current events. Diaries, 1900, 1924-1939, include clippings, illustrations and programs. Also, 1870 essay and travel notebooks. less

Richard E. Helbig was a New York Public Library employee who worked with the German-American collection. His papers (1896-1938) are comprised of articles authored by Helbig; correspondence; bibliographic reports; and notes on the library's German materials. less

This collection documents the Union Library, founded in Oneida County, New York, in 1797. The first volume contains the library's Articles of Agreement signed by subscribers (December 12, 1797), incorporation documents (December 18, 1797), trustee meeting minutes (December 21, 1797-January 14, 1845), and a catalog of books belonging to the library. The remainder of the collection comprises accounta recording members' payments of dues, fines, and other expenses, miscellaneous accounts, and lists of library books (1797-1804) less