Lenox Library. Board of Trustees.

The Lenox Library Board of Trustees consisted of nine members including the President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

The first board meeting was on January 28, 1870 with James Lenox as its President and Treasurer and Aaron B. Belknap as Secretary. In addition to directing this policy-making body as its President, James Lenox directly oversaw much of the bibliographic selections until his death in 1880 when he was succeeded by his nephew Robert Lenox Kennedy. The last President of the Library was John Stewart Kennedy who served from 1887-1895.

The Treasurer of the Lenox Library was responsible for all the financial matters of the Library including budgets and expenditures. James Lenox resigned as Treasurer in 1876 and was succeeded by Aaron Belknap who continued in the office until his death in 1880. Alexander Maitland followed in this office.

The Secretary of the Lenox Library was responsible for keeping the minutes and for general correspondence. George H. Moore, Superintendent of the Library since 1872, succeeded Belknap in 1876 and held both offices until his death in 1892. Alexander Maitland, Treasurer of the Library since 1880, was appointed Secretary in 1892 and served in both offices until consolidation in 1895, when he became a Trustee of the New York Public Library along with six other members of the Lenox Library's board.

From the description of Lenox Library Board of Trustees Agency History, 1870-1895. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122534346