James W. Henderson records, 1929-1980; 1958-1978 (bulk).

ArchivalResource

James W. Henderson records, 1929-1980; 1958-1978 (bulk).

Records include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, surveys, and related materials covering such topics as library automation, conservation and preservation, the Schomburg collection, and the Library at Lincoln Center.

20 linear feet (22 boxes).

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6730460

New York Public Library System, NYPL

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Director's Office.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60m31rf (corporateBody)

Edward Geier Freehafer (1909-1985) was Director of the New York Public Library from 1954 to 1971. Except for a brief tenure in 1944-1945 as Assistant Librarian of the Brown University Library, he spent his entire career at the New York Public Library. Between 1932 and 1954, he was Chief of the American History and Genealogy Division, Chief of the Personnel Office and Chief of the Reference Department. He also served as Acting Director before assuming the directorship of the Library in 1954. ...

Freehafer, Edward Geier, 1909-1985

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v470g (person)

Rice, Paul North, 1888-1967

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gm91gg (person)

Ostvold, Harald

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61p02zd (person)

Rogers, Rutherford D.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6612rd8 (person)

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x9749n (corporateBody)

One of the foremost repositories in the world for the collection and preservation of materials documenting the history and culture of blacks throughout the world. The Schomburg Center collects books, periodicals, archival and audiovisual material, photographs, and art. It was established in 1926 with the purchase of bibliophile Arthur A. Schomburg's collection of over 5,000 books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and prints by the New York Public Library for the Division of Negro History, Literature and ...

Henderson, James W. (James Wood), 1917-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jw9b26 (person)