Certain routine activities of the New York Public Library are handled by the staff of the Central Administration and are referred to as originating in the Central Administrative Office. Records consist of reports and other materials concerning...
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Certain routine activities of the New York Public Library are handled by the staff of the Central Administration and are referred to as originating in the Central Administrative Office. Records consist of reports and other materials concerning library operations and activities. In addition to annual reports and statistics from 1897 on, there are consultants' and staff reports on financial planning, space allocation, library automation, cooperative library programs, regional access to information as well as management studies and evaluations of library procedures and programs. The collection also includes administrative memoranda; financial statements; file index, ca. 1915-1936; guides, handbooks, telephone books, and organization charts starting in 1914; rules of the Library, 1911-1941; subpoenas of library materials; and newsclippings from 1895 on.
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