- Creator
- New York Public Library. Staff Association
- Call number
- MssArc RG9 5924
- Physical description
- 12.3 cubic feet
- Preferred Citation
- Staff Association records, New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- New York Public Library Archives
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
The New York Public Library Staff Association was formed in 1917. The Association's original purpose was to foster the social and physical well-being of the staff and bring together staff from the Reference Dept. and the Circulation Dept. By 1925, issues such as benefits, pensions and library budgets became a primary concern. In 1942 the Staff Association merged with the associations of the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Borough Public Library to form the United Staff Association of the Public Libraries of the City of New York. Staff committees for the Circulation Dept. staff and Reference Dept. staff were created in 1947 and 1949. The Staff Committee continued until 1968 when the NYPL staff unionized under Local 1930, AFSCME. Records consist of Staff Association documents, minutes of the Executive Board, records of officers, and office files. Documents include original constitution and by-laws, 1917-1942, and additional constitutions with modifications. Minutes of Executive Board, 1917-1939, document official beginnings of the Staff Association and activities of the Association from 1917 to 1930. Officers group includes presidential records of Gerritt E. Fielstra and Shirley Dakin and records of the treasurer. Topical group contains subject/name index, subject files, Association publications, publicity materials, and records of the United Staff Association.
Digital Assets
Key terms
Names
- New York Public Library. Staff Association
- Dakin, Shirley
- Fielstra, Gerritt E
- New York Public Library Staff Association
- United Staff Association of the Public Libraries of the City of New York.
Subjects
- Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
- Library employees -- New York (State) -- New York
- Public libraries -- Staff -- New York (State) -- New York
Material types
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
Access to materials
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