Tilden Trust records, 1878-1938.

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Tilden Trust records, 1878-1938.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122466207

The bulk of the records date from the late nineteenth century, and mainly document the legal challenges to the will of Samuel J. Tilden and the disposition of his estate. There are also materials providing information on the activities of the Tilden Trust and the early history of the New York Public Library. The records consist of architectural drawings, correspondence, inventories, legal documents, memoranda, news clippings, notes, property maps, publications, and statistical tables.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6724284

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886

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Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was the 25th Governor of New York and the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed election of 1876. Tilden is the only individual to win an outright majority of the popular vote in a United States presidential election but lose the election. Tilden was born into a wealthy family in New Lebanon, New York. Attracted to politics at a young age, he became a protégé of Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States. Af...

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...

Tilden Trust.

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The Tilden Trust was formed in 1887 to establish a public library in New York City, using the resources of the estate of Samuel J. Tilden. Legal challenges to Tilden's will prevented the Trust from using the resources of the estate until 1892. In 1895 the Tilden Trust was merged with the Astor and Lenox Libraries to form the New York Public Library. From the description of Tilden Trust records, 1878-1938. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466207 ...