- Description
- 1 linear foot (3 boxes).
- Summary
- Reports, memoranda, correspondence, brochures, clippings and administrative files documenting the operation of the Riverdale Branch of The New York Public Library.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Box 3 is closed to research.
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- NYPL Archives.
- Lehman College Library.
- Biography (note)
- The Riverdale Branch of The New York Public Library traces its origins to 1872, when a gardener on the Cleveland H. Dodge estate in the northwest Bronx established a lending shelf of books in a corner of the greenhouse.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- MssArc 5859
- OCLC
- NYPG04-A38
- Author
New York Public Library. Riverdale Branch.
- Title
Riverdale Branch records, 1955-1985.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
Box 3 is closed to research.
- Biography
The Riverdale Branch of The New York Public Library traces its origins to 1872, when a gardener on the Cleveland H. Dodge estate in the northwest Bronx established a lending shelf of books in a corner of the greenhouse. In 1883 the Dodge family and other local residents formed the Riverdale Library Association to expand the library. The institution later became the Riverdale Neighborhood House and offered lectures, performances and vocational training, as well as loaning books. On July 1, 1954 the library was incorporated into The New York Public Library system, becoming the Riverdale Branch. The branch moved into a new building at 5540 Mosholu Avenue in 1965.
- Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
Free Circulating Libraries Records; held by; NYPL Archives.
Riverdale Neighborhood House Records; held by; Lehman College Library.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
MssArc 5859
RG 8