- Creator
- New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Committee on Branch Libraries
- Call number
- MssArc 4920
- Physical description
- .4 cubic foot
- Preferred Citation
- Committee on Branch Libraries records, New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- New York Public Library Archives
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.Restrictions apply
The Committee on Branch Libraries, formerly the Circulation Department Committee, and prior to that, the Committee on Circulation, oversees the operation of the circulating libraries in the N.Y.P.L. system. It was established in 1901 as a standing committee of the Board of Trustees and today consists of seven members, of whom at least a majority must be trustees. In 1978 the Committee on Branch Libraries was replaced by the Branch Libraries Council as a special advisory committee of the Corporation. Records consist of correspondence and minutes pertaining to the Branch Libraries. Correspondence & Book Balances, arranged in rough chronological order, consist of correspondence, much of it with the City of New York Board of Estimate regarding real estate, and figures on book appropriations. The Minutes are records of Committee meetings. There are no records for the period from 1928 to 1967.
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Key terms
Names
- New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Committee on Branch Libraries
- New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Board of Estimate
Subjects
- Branch libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
- Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
- Library finance
- Public library trustees -- New York (State) -- New York
Material types
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Location
New York Public Library ArchivesStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library
Access restrictions
Board of Trustees records are closed for 50 years from time of creation.