- Found In
- (CStRLIN)NYPW92-A125
- Description
- 1.6 cubic foot.
- Summary
- Records consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, memoranda and other materials that document the activities of the Committee on Research Libraries.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Minutes.
- Access (note)
- Board of Trustees records are closed for 50 years from time of creation.
- Terms of Use (note)
- All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- The Committee on Research Libraries was originally named the Library Committee when it was created by the N.Y.P.L. Board of Trustees shortly after the incorporation of the Library. The Library Committee stood to oversee the selection, arrangement and cataloging of noncirculating research materials at the Central Building. In 1953 the Committee was renamed the Reference Department Committee. In 1967 it received its current name. Today the Committee on Research Libraries makes recommendations to the Board on the collections and services of all the N.Y.P.L. Research units. The Committee consists of no fewer than five persons, a majority of whom must be trustees. It can establish ad hoc subcommittees and in 1977 formed the Subcommittee on Responsibilities & Procedures.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Unpublished finding aid available at repository.
- Linking Entry (note)
- The history of the Board of Trustees is described separately.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssArc RG5 4919
- OCLC
- NYPW92-A39
- Author
New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Committee on Research Libraries.
- Title
Committee on Research Libraries records, 1913-
- Access
Board of Trustees records are closed for 50 years from time of creation.
- Terms Of Use
All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.
- Biography
The Committee on Research Libraries was originally named the Library Committee when it was created by the N.Y.P.L. Board of Trustees shortly after the incorporation of the Library. The Library Committee stood to oversee the selection, arrangement and cataloging of noncirculating research materials at the Central Building. In 1953 the Committee was renamed the Reference Department Committee. In 1967 it received its current name. Today the Committee on Research Libraries makes recommendations to the Board on the collections and services of all the N.Y.P.L. Research units. The Committee consists of no fewer than five persons, a majority of whom must be trustees. It can establish ad hoc subcommittees and in 1977 formed the Subcommittee on Responsibilities & Procedures.
- Indexes
Unpublished finding aid available at repository.
- Linking Entry
The history of the Board of Trustees is described separately.
- Found In:
(CStRLIN)NYPW92-A125
- Research Call Number
MssArc RG5 4919