[Public reading room. State Library. Educational Building] [ca. 1912]

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

[Public reading room. State Library. Educational Building] [ca. 1912]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/650822783

View of the unoccupied main reading of the New York State Library located in the State Education Building in Albany, N.Y. The image is undated but may have been taken around the time of the building's dedication in November 1912.

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm., on mount 17 x 22 cm.

New York State Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7939281

New York State Library

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

University of the State of New York

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qz64g6 (corporateBody)

New York State Library. Law Library

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62n9rn1 (corporateBody)

In 1969 a survey was conducted by State Library staff of records held at the Elm Street Garage in Albany, also known as "the cage" for the Library for the Blind. Staff recommended the records (300 boxes comprising records of the Department of Public Instruction, ca. 1953, and some plates of Museum publications) be transferred as archival to the State Library and moved to the library warehouse, or elsewhere. A section in the cage would be retained for storage of magnetic/audio tapes. The aim was ...