Research Catalog

Title

Harry Miller Lydenberg records, 1921.

Author

New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Director's Office.

Details

Found In

(CStRLIN)NYPW92-A72

Description

3.5 cubic feet.

Summary

Records consist of 1921 Census of Books. Other Lydenberg records are included in Central Administration collections.

Subjects

• Reference services (Libraries)
• Library resources
• Research libraries > New York (State) > New York
• Libraries > New York (State) > New York
• New York Public Library > Research Libraries > Director's Office
• Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960

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 Manuscripts Division.

Biography (note)

• Harry Miller Lydenberg (1874-1960) 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 first Chief Reference Librarian from 1908 to 1927, and in 1928 became Assistant Director under Edwin H. Anderson, assuming the directorship in 1934.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Unpublished finding aid available at repository.

Linking Entry (note)

• The history of the Research Libraries is described separately.

Processing Action (note)

• Accessioned

Call Number

MssArc 5109

OCLC

NYPW92-A75

Author

New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Director's Office.

Title

Harry Miller Lydenberg records, 1921.

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) 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 first Chief Reference Librarian from 1908 to 1927, and in 1928 became Assistant Director under Edwin H. Anderson, assuming the directorship in 1934.

Indexes

Unpublished finding aid available at repository.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Lydenberg's personal papers are located in Manuscripts Division.

Linking Entry

The history of the Research Libraries is described separately.

Found In:

(CStRLIN)NYPW92-A72

Research Call Number

MssArc 5109