Lenox Library Superintendent records, 1866-1895, 1872-1892 (bulk).

Lenox, James, 1800-1880

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American bibliophile and philanthropist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newport, to George H. Moore, 1878 July 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596824 James Lenox (1800-1880) was an American philanthropist and book collector. In collaboration with Henry Stevens (1819-1886), an American book purchasing agent based in London, Lenox developed a fine collection of rare books, particularly Americana and early Bibles. His collection...

Moore, George Henry, 1823-1892

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George Henry Moore (1823-1892) was an American librarian, historian and bibliographer. He was librarian at the New York Historical Society from 1850 to 1876. He also was elected superintendent and trustee for the Lenox Library in 1872 and became administrator for the library in 1876. As a historian he concentrated on the colonial and revolutionary periods of American history. From the guide to the George Henry Moore papers, 1851-1891, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Arc...

Lenox Library. Superintendent.

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The Superintendent of the Lenox Library was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Library. For the first two years of its existence the Lenox Library did not have a Superintendent. In 1872 James Lenox offered his friend George H. Moore (1823-1892) the position and a place on the Board of Trustees. In addition to being a librarian, Moore was a historian and bibliographer known for his work on the American colonial period. Moore's duties at the Lenox Library inc...

Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886

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Henry Stevens was born on August, 24, 1819, in Barnet, Vermont. He attended Middlebury College for a year, but graduated from Yale College in 1843 with the degree of B.A. Upon graduating, he attended Harvard Law School for a year. In 1840, he worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. for the the treasury department of the United States Senate. He also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress and was an early advocate for the use of photography as a means of supplementing bi...

Lenox Library

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The Lenox Library was a free public reference library which grew out of the private book collection of James Lenox (1800-1880). A lifelong bachelor of Scottish Presbyterian descent, Lenox inherited a large fortune from his father's commercial import business augmented by astute real estate investments. In 1840 Lenox retired from business to devote himself to his book and art collections. In 1870 the Library's act of incorporation was passed, a nine member board of truste...

Lockwood, I. Ferris.

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