Found 21 collections related to Research libraries -- New York (State) -- New York

Richard De Gennaro (1926-) was Director of the New York Public Library from 1987 to 1990, at which time he assumed the position of Librarian of Harvard College. Prior to his appointment at N.Y.P.L., he had held senior library positions at Harvard and was the Director of Libraries at the University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1986. Records consist of De Gennaro's chronological file, 1987-1990; material on the FBI Library Awareness Program, 1987-1988; and the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), 1987-1990. less

The Space Committee of the N.Y.P.L. Board of Trustees was established in 1955 to discern the space needs of the various divisions in the Research Library. Its members were: Chairman Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Edward G. Freehafer, Morris Hadley, Carl H. Pforzheimer, Roland L. Redmond, Deoch Fulton, and Rutherford D. Rogers. The committee was active through 1959. Records of the Space Committee span the years 1955 to 1959 and include supporting material from the 1940s before the Committee's founding. Correspondence consists of letters and memoranda from committee members. Reports, Studies & Plans are formal written findings of the Committee and supporting visual materials. Drawings are architectural space plans of the Central Building. less

The Project Team was established by the Board of Trustees to consider the financial costs and benefits of cooperative programs. Membership included trustees, officers, staff, and outsiders. Records include background materials and the final report of the Project Team. less

Records of Edward Geier Freehafer, Director of The New York Public Library from 1954-1971. Records pertain to financial matters, library space, preservation of older library materials, acquisitions of new collections of art, manuscripts and rare books, and the introduction of library automation. less

Edward Geier Freehafer (1909-1985) was Director of the New York Public Library from 1954 to 1971. Except for a brief tenure in 1944-1945 as Assistant Librarian of the Brown University Library, he spent his entire career at the New York Public Library. Between 1932 and 1954, he was Chief of the American History and Genealogy Division, Chief of the Personnel Office and Chief of the Reference Department. He also served as Acting Director before assuming the directorship of the Library in 1954. Records include correspondence, memoranda and statistics relating to student use of the Library. Other Freehafter records are with the Central Administration collections and some materials are included in the records of James W. Henderson. less

The Treasurer of the Board of Trustees is a member and officer of the Board, responsible for the financial matters of the N.Y.P.L. Corporation. Those who have served as Treasurer for the period of the records here described are: Edward King (1895-1908), Edward Sheldon (1909-1933), Lewis Cass Ledyard, Jr. (1934-1935), Junius S. Morgan (1936-1942, 1952-1954), Henry Bruere (1943-1951), Dana T. Bartholomew (1955-1959), Grant Keehn (1960-1973), Bradford A. Warner (1974-1977), and Ralph E. Hansmann (1977-1985). Treasurer's Reports are the financial accountings of Library assets and expenditures issued annually. Correspondence concerns mostly bills of the Law and Executive Committees and the Circulation and Reference Departments. Director John Shaw Billings and N.Y.P.L. Business Superintendent I. Ferris Lockwood are the principal correspondents. Financial Statements & Budgets include budgets of the Treasurer and reviews of them and income and assets statements by outside accounting firms. Stock Holdings & Transactions include an 1897 Treasurer's Report of securities holdings, stock transaction receipts and letters. less

The Art Committee of the Board of Trustees, established in the Library's early years, has general supervision over pictures, paintings, statuary, and other objects of art belonging to the N.Y.P.L. Corporation. Records of the Art Committee consist of handwritten, typewritten and printed documents. They constitute the series Correspondence & Memoranda, 1966-1971, which includes memoranda regarding policies for the acceptance of works of art and correspondence concerning specific cases of acceptances and rejections. less

Paul North Rice (1888-1967) began working at the New York Public Library in 1914 and held various positions including Chief of the Preparation Division from 1820 to 1927. After serving as Director of the New York University Libraries, he was Chief (Director) of the Reference Department at the New York Public Library from 1937 to 1953 and then Librarian of Wesleyan University from 1953 to 1956. Records consist of Rice's subject files from 1938 to 1953, including correspondence dealing with topics such as student use of the Library, defense measures during World War II, statistics, and personal matters. Some Rice materials are included in the records of James W. Henderson. less

The New York Public Library's Public Education Program (PEP) was established in 1983 as a forum for public lectures, panel discussions, interviews, and performances. Sound recordings in this collection consist of audiocassettes and digital sound files of Public Education Programs that took place at The New York Public Library between 1983 and 2004, most between 1985 and 1988. Included are lectures, panel discussions, and presentations made in conjunction with Library exhibitions. The recordings showcase the diverse topics covered by Library programs, including modern literature, cinema, the history of New York City, current events, and community issues. Annual programs include those sponsored by the Library's Jewish Division, the Pforzheimer Lectures on the history of printing and the book arts, and the Book of the Month Club's "Art and Craft" of writing series. Well-known speakers in these recordings include Toni Morrison, Robert Caro, Alfred Kazin, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Nat Hentoff, Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, and Joan Didion, among others. less