Found 116 collections.

The Hunt's Point Branch of The New York Public Library, located in the South Bronx, opened in 1929. The library building was designed by the architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings and was constructed with funds provided by Andrew Carnegie. Reports, administrative records, and publicity material documenting operations of the Hunt's Point Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The Project Team was established by the Board of Trustees to consider the financial costs and benefits of cooperative programs. Membership included trustees, officers, staff, and outsiders. Records include background materials and the final report of the Project Team. less

The Inwood Branch of The New York Public Library originated in 1902, when NYPL began providing services to this upper-Manhattan neighborhood in collaboration with the Dyckman Library. Twenty-one years later NYPL expanded its presence in the area when it opened a sub-branch at a private house, and offered services in the study hall of the old George Washington High School and two other locations. In 1952 the full-service Inwood Branch opened at its present location in a three-story building on Broadway, just north of Dyckman Street. Reports, administrative records, publicity material and scrapbook documenting operations of the Inwood Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The Ottendorfer Branch of the New York Public Library originated in 1884 as part of the New York Free Circulating Library, which merged with NYPL in 1901. The library building, located in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, was designed by German-born architect William Schickel and was constructed with funds provided by Oswald Ottendorfer, owner of the New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung. At the time, the neighborhood was called Kleindeutschland (Little Germany) and had a population of over 150,000 people of German descent. Reports, administrative files and publicity material documenting operations of the Ottendorfer Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The Morrisania Branch of The New York Public Library, located on McKinley Square in the Bronx, opened in 1908. The library building was designed by the architectural firm of Babb, Cook and Willard and was constructed from funds provided by Andrew Carnegie. Reports, administrative records and publicity materials documenting operations of the Morrisania Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The Mott Haven Branch of The New York Public Library, located at 140th Street and Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, opened in 1905. The library building was designed by the architectural firm of Babb, Cook and Willard and was constructed with funds provided by Andrew Carnegie. It was modeled after Carnegie's residence (now the Cooper-Hewitt Museum) and is the oldest public library building in the Bronx. The original cost of the three-story, 15,342 sq. ft. building was $96,796. The Mott Haven Branch served as headquarters of the Bronx Bookmobile from 1953-1979. In 1967, Mott Haven was one of eight NYPL branches to participate in the South Bronx Project, an effort to introduce new services in predominantly Spanish-speaking neighborhoods. The Project employed Spanish-speaking staff, established collections of Spanish and bilingual materials, and presented library programs in cooperation with social service agencies. Reports, administrative files and publicity material documenting operations of the Mott Haven Branch of The New York Public Library. less

Paul North Rice (1888-1967) began working at the New York Public Library in 1914 and held various positions including Chief of the Preparation Division from 1820 to 1927. After serving as Director of the New York University Libraries, he was Chief (Director) of the Reference Department at the New York Public Library from 1937 to 1953 and then Librarian of Wesleyan University from 1953 to 1956. Records consist of Rice's subject files from 1938 to 1953, including correspondence dealing with topics such as student use of the Library, defense measures during World War II, statistics, and personal matters. Some Rice materials are included in the records of James W. Henderson. less

Richard De Gennaro (1926-) was Director of the New York Public Library from 1987 to 1990, at which time he assumed the position of Librarian of Harvard College. Prior to his appointment at N.Y.P.L., he had held senior library positions at Harvard and was the Director of Libraries at the University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1986. Records consist of De Gennaro's chronological file, 1987-1990; material on the FBI Library Awareness Program, 1987-1988; and the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), 1987-1990. less

The South Beach Branch of The New York Public Library, located in Staten Island, originated in the early 1950s as a "sub-branch" with limited hours and a small collection of circulating books. In 2000, the branch moved to a new building at 21-25 Robin Road. Reports, clippings and flyers documenting operation of the South Beach Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The Space Committee of the N.Y.P.L. Board of Trustees was established in 1955 to discern the space needs of the various divisions in the Research Library. Its members were: Chairman Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Edward G. Freehafer, Morris Hadley, Carl H. Pforzheimer, Roland L. Redmond, Deoch Fulton, and Rutherford D. Rogers. The committee was active through 1959. Records of the Space Committee span the years 1955 to 1959 and include supporting material from the 1940s before the Committee's founding. Correspondence consists of letters and memoranda from committee members. Reports, Studies & Plans are formal written findings of the Committee and supporting visual materials. Drawings are architectural space plans of the Central Building. less

The Spuyten Duyvil Branch of The New York Public Library is located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one block west of the Henry Hudson Parkway. Designed by architect Giorgio Cavaglieri, the building opened to the public in August of 1971. Reports, correspondence and publicity material documenting operations of the Spuyten Duyvil Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The St. George Branch of The New York Public Library opened on June 26, 1907. The largest library on Staten Island, it was designed by Carrere and Hastings, architects of the neighboring Borough Hall and County Court House. The branch was constructed with funds provided by Andrew Carnegie. Reports, correspondence and administrative records documenting operations of the St. George Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The Stapleton Branch of The New York Public Library opened in 1907 on Canal Street in Staten Island. The library was constructed with funds provided by Andrew Carnegie, and was designed by the architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings. Reports, correspondence and administrative files documenting operations of Stapleton Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The Prince's Bay Branch of The New York Public Library originated in 1915 as a small book station operated by the Prince's Bay Women's Club on Staten Island. In 1929, the NYPL Extension Division began offering services at 6054 Amboy Road in quarters donated by the South Shore Veteran Fireman's Association. In later years the operation was expanded into a "sub-branch," with limited collections and hours, and later a full branch of the Library. It was closed in 1984. Program flyers and publicity material documenting operations of the Prince's Bay Branch of The New York Public Library. less

The New York Public Library's Public Education Program (PEP) was established in 1983 as a forum for public lectures, panel discussions, interviews, and performances. Sound recordings in this collection consist of audiocassettes and digital sound files of Public Education Programs that took place at The New York Public Library between 1983 and 2004, most between 1985 and 1988. Included are lectures, panel discussions, and presentations made in conjunction with Library exhibitions. The recordings showcase the diverse topics covered by Library programs, including modern literature, cinema, the history of New York City, current events, and community issues. Annual programs include those sponsored by the Library's Jewish Division, the Pforzheimer Lectures on the history of printing and the book arts, and the Book of the Month Club's "Art and Craft" of writing series. Well-known speakers in these recordings include Toni Morrison, Robert Caro, Alfred Kazin, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Nat Hentoff, Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, and Joan Didion, among others. less