Research Catalog

Title

Harry Miller Lydenberg records, 1926-1970, (bulk 1926-1944)

Author

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

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Found In

(CStRLIN)NYPW92-A12

Description

6.25 linear feet (6 boxes, 2 volumes).

Summary

The bulk of the collection is correspondence, with some reports, minutes of meetings, informational pamphlets and brochures, and newspaper clippings.

Subjects

• Librarians
• Minutes
• Branch libraries > New York (State) > New York
• Public libraries > Administration > New York (State) > New York
• Research libraries > New York (State) > New York
• Libraries > New York (State) > New York
• New York Public Library > Central Administration > Director's Office
• Library of Congress
• American Library Association
• Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960

Genre/Form

Minutes.

Terms of Use (note)

• All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• Lydenberg's personal papers are located in Rare Books and Manuscripts Division at the New York Public Library.

Biography (note)

• Harry Miller Lydenberg (1874-1960) became the third director of the New York Public Library in 1934, after nearly forty years of employment with the Library. He started at the Lenox Library, then served as administrative assistant to John Shaw Billings from 1899 to 1908, helping to plan the Central Building for the newly consolidated New York Public Library. He was the Chief Reference Librarian from 1908 to 1927, and in 1928 became Assistant Director under Edwin H. Anderson, assuming the directorship in 1934. Lydenberg was responsible for building up the reference collections and began expanding the branch library system. He also was active in various professional organizations, continuing to work with international groups after his retirement from the Library in 1941.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Unpublished finding aid available at repository.

Linking Entry (note)

• The history of the Director's Office is described separately.

Processing Action (note)

• Inventoried

Call Number

MssArc 4946

OCLC

NYPW92-A15

Author

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

Title

Harry Miller Lydenberg records, 1926-1970, (bulk 1926-1944)

Terms Of Use

All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.

Biography

Harry Miller Lydenberg (1874-1960) became the third director of the New York Public Library in 1934, after nearly forty years of employment with the Library. He started at the Lenox Library, then served as administrative assistant to John Shaw Billings from 1899 to 1908, helping to plan the Central Building for the newly consolidated New York Public Library. He was the Chief Reference Librarian from 1908 to 1927, and in 1928 became Assistant Director under Edwin H. Anderson, assuming the directorship in 1934. Lydenberg was responsible for building up the reference collections and began expanding the branch library system. He also was active in various professional organizations, continuing to work with international groups after his retirement from the Library in 1941.

Indexes

Unpublished finding aid available at repository.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Lydenberg's personal papers are located in Rare Books and Manuscripts Division at the New York Public Library.

Linking Entry

The history of the Director's Office is described separately.

Connect to:

Finding Aid

Occupation

Librarians.

Found In:

(CStRLIN)NYPW92-A12

Research Call Number

MssArc 4946

RG 6