Secretary records, 1895-1928.

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Secretary records, 1895-1928.

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The Letterbooks consist of six volumes covering the years 1895 to 1919. This outgoing correspondence was usually signed by the Secretary or the Clerk of the Board of Trustees. The Letters Received are arranged alphabetically and many of the letters are from John Shaw Billings, Director of the New York Public Library, or from the architectural firm of Carrere & Hastings regarding the Central Building. The Subject Files consist of alphabetical files kept by the Secretary. Primary topics include members of the Board of Trustees, relations with the City of New York, and operations of the Circulation and Reference Departments of the Library.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6771923

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library. Central Building.

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Russell, Charles Howland, 1851-1921

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Polk, Frank L. (Frank Lyon), 1871-1943

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Epithet: Under-Sec of State in USA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000035 Frank Lyon Polk was born in New York City on September 13, 1871. He graduated from Yale College (B.A., 1894) and Columbia University Law School (LL.D., 1897). Polk served on a variety of New York City boards and commissions (1906-1913) and as Corporation Counsel (1914-1915). He also served in the Department of State as Counselor ...

Carrere & Hastings.

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Sloane, William J. M.

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Rives, George Lockhart, 1849-1917

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New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Secretary.

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The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is a member and officer of the Board and is responsible for the keeping of the records of the N.Y.P.L. Corporation and the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustees and all its committees. Those who held the position of Secretary for the period of the records here described are: George L. Rives (1895-1902), Charles H. Russell (1902-1921), William Sloane (1921-1922), and Frank L. Polk (1923-1932). From the description of Secretary records,...

Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913

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U. S. Army surgeon and founder of the Army Medical Library. From the description of John Shaw Billings letters, 1891, Apr. 13 and May 13, New York City, to W.R. Benjamin. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992422 1860. Graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, with A.B., M.A. From the description of General correspondence June 1862-Oct. 1901 [microform]. (Alma Public Library). WorldCat record id: 7883610 The Adjutant General of the Army had re...