Lydenberg, Hopper and Beals general correspondence, 1926-1957, (bulk 1934-1954).

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Lydenberg, Hopper and Beals general correspondence, 1926-1957, (bulk 1934-1954).

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Records consist of general library correspondence relating to the Research Library (or Reference Department) and Branch Libraries (or Circulation Department), including letters concerning acquisitions, acknowledgements, complaints, reports and memoranda from staff members and the Special Investigator's Office. There are also files containing correspondence with various federal, state and local governmental agencies and other public and private libraries. In addition to this series of amalgamated Director's Office records, smaller separate records series exist for the three individual Directors: Lydenberg, Hopper and Beals.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library. Central Administration. Director's Office.

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Richard De Gennaro (1926-) was Director of the New York Public Library from 1987 to 1990, at which time he assumed the position of Librarian of Harvard College. Prior to his appointment at N.Y.P.L., he had held senior library positions at Harvard and was the Director of Libraries at the University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1986. From the guide to the Richard De Gennaro records, 1987-1990, (The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Archives.) Franklin Ferguson H...

Beals, Ralph A.

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Hopper, F. F. (Franklin Ferguson), 1878-1950

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Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960

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Harry Miller Lydenberg (1874-1960) was the third director of the New York Public Library, from 1934 to 1941. Prior to becoming director, he worked at the Library for nearly forty years including serving as the administrative assistant to John Shaw Billings, the first director, in 1899, Chief Reference Librarian from 1908 to 1927, and assistant director from 1928 to 1934. He was active in various professional organizations and continued to work with international library groups after his retireme...