Found 6 collections related to Librarians.

Gertrude Finkel (1898-1994) was a librarian with The New York Public Library, associated for many years with the Library's Hamilton Fish Park Branch on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The Branch opened in 1909 at 388 East Houston Street, serving a predominantly immigrant population. It closed in 1958 to prepare for removal to a new location, reopening at 415 East Houston Street in 1960. The collection consists of a scrapbook (1 volume, disbound), dated 1931-1963, containing watercolor drawings and pasted photographs and clippings depicting activities at the Hamilton Fish Park Branch Library, accompanied by some loose items and personal correspondence of Gertrude Finkel, dated 1940-1970. Content focuses on reader services and community programs at the Branch, mainly during the 1930s and 1940s, evoking the ethnic makeup of the Lower East Side, especially its Jewish heritage. A few later staff photos mark the transition from the "old HF" to the new location. less

The Special Libraries Association, New York City Chapter (SLA-NY) is the New York chapter of the Special Library Association, a member-led organization of librarians and information professionals working in specialized areas such as law, medical, government, business, education, non-profits, and the arts. The collection, dated 1927 to 2019, documents the history of the organization, and its work as an advocate for librarians. The collection includes by-laws, correspondence, financial documents, memorandums, membership records, photographs, photographic slides, publications and audio-visual materials. less

Jean Blackwell Hutson (1914-1998) was a librarian who served as the curator of the Schomburg Collection from 1948 to 1972, then as chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture from 1972 to 1980. The collection contains two audio recordings, dating from 1987 to 1990, including an oral history interview with Hutson about her life and career at the Schomburg Center. less

Joan Baum was a librarian and amateur photographer. Baum's work was focused on creating and collecting a visual index of contemporary Western ballet and opera of the 1960s and 1970s. The collection includes her original photographs, slides, and negatives, as well as prints ordered from other professional dance photographers (including Fred Fehl and Martha Swope) and official portraits requested from ballet companies. less

Philip Larkin (1922-1985) was an English poet, writer, and librarian. While attending the University of Oxford, Larkin befriended fellow student Norman Iles. The majority of the letters are from Larkin to Iles and date from 1941 to 1982. The collection additionally includes two letters to Iles from another member of "The Seven," Philip Brown. less