Alanson T. Briggs records, 1901-1913, 1901-1910 (bulk).

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Alanson T. Briggs records, 1901-1913, 1901-1910 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122687062

Collection consists of letter books and correspondence; typescript, handwritten and printed reports and memoranda; statistical tables and graphs; appraisals; blueprints; deed; insurance policies; photographs; sketches; clippings; petitions; and invitations to branch openings. While most of the material pertains to the N.Y.P.L. Carnegie branches, this collection also contains materials on other topics of interest. In addition to information on Carnegie branches in Brooklyn and Queens, there are reports and memoranda, tables and graphs, statistics and budgets relating to these two library systems, as well as to the N.Y.P.L. The collection also contains a transcript of New York Library laws; memoranda on the history of the New York, Brooklyn and Queens public libraries; and material relating to a conflict between the libraries and the Bookbinders' Union, to the sale of the Lenox Library, and to the 42nd Street Building. Of particular interest are the photographs of the Carnegie sites under construction.

9.5 cubic feet.

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6806688

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Brooklyn public library

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Collecting area: Brooklyn history. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457439 The Brooklyn Ephemera Collection contains a wide variety of material, mainly memorabilia, donated to the Brooklyn Public Library in the 1960s during a program conducted by the Library to encourage local interest in the history of Brooklyn. Since most of the items are unrelated, the chief value of the collection is to provide a kaleidescopic glimpse of t...

New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Clerk.

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The Clerk of the New York Public Library was delegated by the Board of Trustees in its early years to carry out various official and legal duties. During the period of these records, the position was held by Alanson T. Briggs, who became the Agent for Carnegie Sites. From the description of Clerk records, 1904-1905. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122597726 The Clerk of the New York Public Library was delegated by the Board of Trustees in its early years to ca...

Queens Borough Public Library

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Chartered in 1899, the Queens Borough Public Library later consolidated formerly independent community libraries into one system. From the description of Records, 1858-1976, 1898-1920 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155477247 ...

New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Agent for Carnegie Sites.

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Through his connection with the firm of Olin, Rives and Montgomery and as secretary to George L. Rives, one of the original trustees of the N.Y.P.L., Briggs became Clerk of the Board of Trustees and in 1901 was appointed Agent for Carnegie Sites. As Agent, Briggs' main duties were to assist the Board in selecting sites for Carnegie branches; to examine and, in conjunction with a Board of Appraisors, appraise each site approved by the Board; to negotiate the purchase of sites; to report to both t...

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...

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...

Briggs, Alanson T., 1871-1946.

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