Series I. Board of Trustees - General Administration

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1870

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1895

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{"value"=>"<p>The Lenox Library Board of Trustees consisted of nine members including a President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The first board meeting was on January 28, 1870 with James Lenox as its President and Treasurer and Aaron B. Belknap as Secretary. In addition to directing this policy making body as its President, James Lenox oversaw much of the Library's bibliographic selections until his death in 1880 when he was succeeded by his nephew, Robert Lenox Kennedy. The last President of the Library was John Stewart Kennedy who served from 1887-1895.</p> <p>The material in this series spans the years 1870-1895. It documents the founding of the library, the design and construction of the Library building, and general library history. The records consist of Annual Reports, Architectural Records, Records of Donors, 1870-72. The set of printed annual reports is complete, covering the period to consolidation. The set of draft reports, however, is not complete. Correspondents include Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895).</p>"}

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2 linear feet

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1870

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1895

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1870

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1. Corporation Records
2. Annual Reports
3. Annual Reports
4. Architect - R. M. Hunt - correspondence
5. Architect - R. M. Hunt - certificates and receipts
6. Architect - R. M. Hunt - certificates and receipts
7. Architect - R. M. Hunt - building contracts
8. Architect - R. M. Hunt - prints, drawings, plans
9. Art Collection - Lenox Gallery
10. Art Collection - Stuart Collection
11. Art Collection - miscellaneous
12. Clippings, unsorted
13. Donors - Record of
14. Donors - Mary Stuart will
15. Donors - Henrietta Lenox will
16. Donors - Tilden Art Gifts Correspondence
17. Exhibits
18. Miscellaneous
19. Publications - general
20. Publications - Columbus letter
21. Superintendant and Librarian - duties of
22. Artifacts: Book plate and exhibit labels
23. Artifacts: Plates, Type & Stamps - Robert Stuart, Portrait and Signature (Steel Plate); Lenox Library Building exterior view, Bancroft Room, Statuary Hall, Lower Hall (Electrotype plates on wood)
24. Artifacts: Binder's ornaments (3 punches); Type punches; Lenox Coat of Arms Binders Ornament's (wooden handle)
25. Artifacts: James Lenox bookplate; Lenox Library Bookplate; Lenox Coat of Arms Binders Ornaments (2 Stamps); Lenox Crest and Motto (Lion and Garter); Binders ornament (small); N.Y.P.L. metal stamps (oval and rectangular); New Netherlands binder's titles (s