Richard W. Couper records

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssArc 4869", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"4869", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Richard W. Couper records"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1967-1980", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1967/1980"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"32 cubic feet"}], "supress_display"=>true}

physloc

{"value"=>"RG 5", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1967

date_inclusive_end

1980

origination

{"value"=>"New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. President's Office", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Richard Watrous Couper (1922- ) was President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Public Library from 1971 until 1980. Before joining the Library, he was Acting President of Hamilton College and Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education for New York State. After leaving N.Y.P.L., he assumed the presidency of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

arrangement

{"value"=>"Four series: Subject Files, 1971-1979; Files, 1971-1977; Correspondence & Reports, 1972-1977; United Way Campaign Records, 1970-1980"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Records include office files with correspondence, reports and other materials pertaining to his tenure at the Library. The bulk of the collection consists of subject files covering a wide range of library issues, such as finances, management, fund raising, construction, grant applications, and cooperative efforts. Correspondence, reports and other records also deal with these issues.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"ARC"}

{"materials"=>"Records"}

accessrestrict

{"value"=>"<p>Board of Trustees records are closed for 50 years from time of creation.</p>"}

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"}

keydate

1967

prefercite

{"value"=>"Richard W. Couper records, New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Richard Watrous Couper (1922- ) was President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Public Library from 1971 until 1980. Before joining the Library, he was Acting President of Hamilton College and Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education for New York State. After leaving N.Y.P.L., he assumed the presidency of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Records include office files with correspondence, reports and other materials pertaining to his tenure at the Library. The bulk of the collection consists of subject files covering a wide range of library issues, such as finances, management, fund raising, construction, grant applications, and cooperative efforts. Correspondence, reports and other records also deal with these issues.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

32 cubic feet

date_start

1967

date_end

1980

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