Research Catalog
Aguilar Branch records
- Title
- Aguilar Branch records, 1912-1996.
- Author
- New York Public Library. Aguilar Branch.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Details
- Description
- .5 linear feet (1 box)
- Summary
- Records include brochures, clippings and program information documenting branch activities from 1912-1996.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- New York Public Library Archives.
- Biography (note)
- The Aguilar Branch of The New York Public Library traces its origins to The Aguilar Free Library Society, an institution founded in 1896 to provide reading material to Jewish immigrants.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available at repository and on internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssArc 5782
- OCLC
- NYPW04-A282
- Author
- New York Public Library. Aguilar Branch.
- Title
- Aguilar Branch records, 1912-1996.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- The Aguilar Branch of The New York Public Library traces its origins to The Aguilar Free Library Society, an institution founded in 1896 to provide reading material to Jewish immigrants.It was named for Grace Aguilar, a Sephardic Jewish author. In 1905, the institution merged with The New York Public Library and moved into a new building on East 110th Street, designed by architects Herts and Tallant and built with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. At this location the branch served Jewish and Italian immigrant populations. After World War II, an influx of Puerto Rican and other Spanish-speaking newcomers led tothe creation of an extensive collection of materials in Spanish. Aguilar was renovated in 1996 as part of the Library's Adopt-A-Branch program. Program and collections include a Language Learning Center for adults, small collections of books in French, Chinese, Arabic, and Urdu, and a Community Information Service Collection.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available at repository and on internet.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Free Circulating Libraries Records; held by; New York Public Library Archives.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- MssArc 5782RG 8