Frank A. Peterson papers 1911-1930

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Frank A. Peterson papers 1911-1930

Frank A. Peterson, a librarian on the staff of the New York Public Library, was a collector and cataloger of printed materials and manuscripts pertaining to the Church of Seventh-Day Adventists. Collection consists mainly of correspondence, 1911-1930, with Adventists, book-dealers, scholars, and others concerning acquisitions of materials. Also, a few items relating to Peterson's work as a cataloger.

1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)

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Peterson, Frank A

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Frank A. Peterson, a librarian on the staff of the New York Public Library, was a collector and cataloger of printed materials and manuscripts pertaining to the Church of Seventh-Day Adventists. From the guide to the Frank A. Peterson papers, 1911-1930, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

New York Public Library

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The New York Pubic Library purchased Arthur A. Schomburg's collection of books, pamphlets, prints and photographs in 1926 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation and housed at the 135th Street Branch Library of The New York Public Library. L. Hollingsworth Wood was appointed in 1925 by the Board of Trustees of The New York Public Library to purchase and provide guidelines for the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature. Members of the Advisory Committee of the Arthur A. Schomburg Collection, i...