Scope and arrangement
Records consist of memoranda, correspondence and files concerning Circulation Department finances, personnel, regulations and other administrative matters.
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- Creator
- New York Public Library. Branch Libraries. Director's Office
- Call number
- MssArc 5561
- Physical description
- 2 linear feet (1 box, 1 oversize folder)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
Franklin F. Hopper Records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- New York Public Library Archives
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Memoranda, correspondence and files concerning administration of the Branch Libraries of The New York Public Library from 1923-1940.
Biographical/historical information
Franklin F. Hopper was Chief of the Circulation Department (renamed the Branch Libraries in 1966) of The New York Public Library from 1919-1941. Prior to that he was Chief of the Order Division, and before joining NYPL in 1914 worked for the Library of Congress (1901-1902), the Carnegie Library (1902-1908) and the Tacoma Public Library (1908-1913). Hopper was Director of The New York Public Library from 1941 until his retirement in 1946.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Transferred from Office of Branch Libraries.
Processing information
Compiled Jim Moske; machine readable finding aid created by FAKER.
Using the collection
Location
New York Public Library ArchivesStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328