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The New York Public Library first organized classes in 1901 to train staff in its Circulation Department (later renamed the Branch Libraries). From 1911-1926 NYPL also operated a Library School, which prepared staff for Librarian positions, while the Superintendent of Training continued to offer classes for Assistants. For several years after 1926 the Superintendent of Training trained staff in both the Circulation Department and Reference Department. Memoranda, notes, application forms and other records documenting the training program of The New York Public Library from 1901-1933. 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

Records of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of The New York Public Library. The Secretary is a member and officer of the Board and is responsible for the keeping of the records of The New York Public Library Corporation and the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustees and all its committees. Those who held the position of Secretary for the period of the records here described are: George L. Rives (1895-1902), Charles H. Russell (1902-1921), William Sloane (1921-1922), and Frank L. Polk (1923-1932). 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

The Executive Committee, one of the original standing committees of the Board of Trustees, takes general charge of the administration of the affairs of the N.Y.P.L. Corporation. It is empowered to act on behalf of the Board of Trustees in between Board meetings. Records of the Executive Committee consist of handwritten, typewritten and printed documents as well as photographs and architectural drawings. Minutes are records of the meetings of the Executive Committee. To 1949 they are bound in volumes and early volumes include photographs of the Carnegie sites under construction. From 1967 the minutes are typewritten and loose. There are no minutes for the period 1950 to 1966. The Letterbooks consist of three volumes, 1902-1903, 1903-1906, and 1912-1928, of official letters written by the Executive Committee. Many of the letters are signed by John Shaw Billings or Edwin H. Anderson, who as Directors of the Library also served as Secretary to the Executive Committee. The bulk of Letters Received concern library construction and finances. The General Files are arranged alphabetically by subject. They relate to various Library matters but especially the construction of the Carnegie branch libraries and the Central Building, operations of the Circulation and Reference Departments, and finances. Central Building Files relate to the design, construction and maintenance of the Central Building, which were overseen primarily by the Executive Committee. Assorted Records include correspondence regarding the appointment of John Shaw Billings, as well as printed agreements between the City of New York and the Library regarding a pension plan for employees. less

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. less

Alanson T. Briggs (1871-1946) served as Agent for Carnegie Sites of The New York Public Library from 1901-1910. He assisted the Board of Trustees in selecting sites for branch libraries, appraised them in conjunction with the Board of Appraisors, and negotiated their purchase for the Carnegie program. During this period he also served as Agent for the Carnegie programs in Queens and Brooklyn. less

The Donnell Library Center of The New York Public Library, located on West 53rd Street in Manhattan, opened in 1955. It was built with funds left to NYPL by Ezekiel J. Donnell, an Irish-born cotton merchant who died in 1896. The Donnell Library Center houses The New York Public Library branch system's largest circulating collection of materials in languages other than English, films and videotapes, and materials for children and teenagers. As a unit of the Central Libraries serving a sizable Midtown area, the Donnell Library Center also has a large general reference collection and a widely used circulating collection of fiction and non-fiction for adults. Donnell presents free cultural events and exhibits throughout the year. Reports, administrative files and publicity material documenting operations of the Donnell Library Center of The New York Public Library. less