Edwin Hatfield Anderson records

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unitdate

{"value"=>"1913-1934", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1913/1934"}

date_inclusive_start

1913

date_inclusive_end

1934

keydate

1913

unittitle

{"value"=>"Edwin Hatfield Anderson records"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"22 linear feet (28 boxes)"}

repository

{"value"=>"The <span class=\"corpname\">New York Public Library Archives.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, New York 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Administrative filess and correspondence of Edwin Hatfield Anderson, Director of The New York Public Library from 1913-1934."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Edwin Hatfield Anderson Records, The New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.</p>"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Edwin Hatfield Anderson (1861-1947) served as Director of the New York Public Library from 1913-1934.</p> <p>Anderson graduated from Wabash College in 1883 and received a master's degree from the same institution in 1887. In 1890 he entered the New York State Library School in Albany although he did not finish his studies. Instead he returned to his family and in 1891 was hired as a cataloger for the Newberry Library. After that he served as a librarian in Braddock (Pa.) and then the new Carnegie branch library in Pittsburgh. In 1904 Anderson quit librarianship to work with a zinc and lead mining company. In January 1906 he returned to librarianship as Director of the New York State Library as successor to Melvil Dewey.</p> <p>In June 1908, Anderson became Assistant Director of the New York Public Library where he served under Dr. John Shaw Billings. In this position he had special responsibility for developing the Circulation Department and the NYPL Library School. After the death of Billings, Anderson became Director of The Library in May 1913 and served in that post until his retirement in November 1934. As Director, he had responsibility for overseeing both the Reference and Circulation departments.</p> <p>Anderson was noted for his ability to select staff members and especially sought out librarians who were also scholars. His creation of the NYPL Library School also helped strengthen the staffing of The Library. During his tenure at NYPL the number of branches increased as did the size of The Library's holdings and numbers of users.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Edwin Hatfield Anderson Records contain correspondence, personnel records and related materials dealing with Library matters. Also included are American Library Association (ALA) files from the office of Harry Miller Lydenberg, Assistant Director under Anderson.</p> <p>General correspondence consists of letters to and from Anderson, Lydenberg, and Paul North Rice, Chief of the Reference Department. Correspondence focuses on the acquisition of materials for The Library, program proposals, reference queries, complaints, and interaction with other libraries and agencies. Personnel records consist of files on hiring staff and on employee accidents. ALA files of Lydenberg include correspondence, invoices, and other materials relating to projects with which Lydenberg was involved for the professional organization.</p>"}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Edwin Hatfield Anderson records are arranged in six series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/nypla/4945#c635686'>Series I. Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1915-1933</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>20 boxes</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>General Correspondence consists of letters to and from Anderson, Harry Miller Lydenberg (Assistant Director), and Paul North Rice (Chief of the Reference Department). The correspondence focuses on the acquisition of materials for The Library, program proposals, reference queries, complaints, and interaction with other agencies and libraries.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/nypla/4945#c636315'>Series II. Personnel Records</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1915-1929</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1 box</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Personnel Records consist primarily of files on the hiring of staff and employee accidents.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/nypla/4945#c636375'>Series III. Library Matters</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1929-1934</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1 box</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Library Matters contains 15 folders of material from the last 5 years of Anderson's work as Director. It is believed that the balance of Anderson's files from this period were inadvertently discarded during the 1970s.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/nypla/4945#c636390'>Series IV. American Library Association Files</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1925-1933</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>4 boxes</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series contains the ALA-related files of NYPL Assistant Director Harry Miller Lydenberg. Files include correspondence, invoices, and other materials relating to ALA projects in which Lydenberg was involved; the purchase of books for libraries in Europe; the use of monies provided by the Laura Rockefeller Memorial Fund; and the development of a Union List of Foreign Government Serial Publications.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/nypla/4945#c636460'>Series V. Retirement Letters</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1934</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1 box</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Letters to Anderson commenting on his announced retirement and Anderson's own replies. The letters come from NYPL staff members, other librarians, users of The Library and family friends.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/nypla/4945#c636531'>Series VI. New York Public Library Bulletin</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1913</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1 box</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Questionnaires sent out to several hundred recipients of the <span class=\"title\">Bulletin</span> asking if they retain the copies, want to continue receiving copies, and want to receive other NYPL publications.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

accessrestrict

{"value"=>"<p>Library personnel records are closed for 75 years from time of creation.</p>"}

unitid

{"value"=>"MssArc 4945", "type"=>"local_call"}

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physloc

{"value"=>"RG 6", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}

origination

{"value"=>"New York Public Library. Central Administration. Director's Office", "type"=>"corpname"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"Six series: General Correspondence, 1915-1933; Personnel, 1915-1929; Library Matters, 1929-1934; American Library Association Files, 1925-1933; Retirement Letters, 1934; New York Public Library Bulletin, 1913", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"ARC"}

{"materials"=>"Records"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p>All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p></p>", "type"=>"host"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Mark MacMurray; revised by Richard Hollinger; machine-readable finding aid created by Jim Moske.</p>"}

date_start

1913

date_end

1934

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1. Series I. Correspondence [2/2]
2. Series II. Personnel Records [59/1]
3. Series III. Library Matters [14/1]
4. Series IV. American Library Association Files [69/1]
5. Series V. Retirement Letters [70/1]
6. Series VI. New York Public Library Bulletin [1/1]