- Description
- 3.5 linear feet (7 boxes).
- Summary
- Reports, brochures, clippings, administrative files and registration books documenting operations of the Seward Park Branch of The New York Public Library.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Boxes 5-7 are closed to research.
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- New York Public Library Archives.
- Biography (note)
- The Seward Park Branch of The New York Public Library traces its origins to 1886, when the Aguilar Free Library Society (AFLS) was incorporated to provide library services to New York's immigrant Jewish community.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- MssArc 5867
- OCLC
- NYPG04-A35
- Author
New York Public Library. Seward Park Branch.
- Title
Seward Park Branch records, 1890-1989.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
Boxes 5-7 are closed to research.
- Biography
The Seward Park Branch of The New York Public Library traces its origins to 1886, when the Aguilar Free Library Society (AFLS) was incorporated to provide library services to New York's immigrant Jewish community. During the 1880s-1890s AFLS operated branches on East Broadway on Manhattan's lower east side. In 1903 AFLS merged with NYPL, and plans were made to build a new branch library in the neighborhood with funds provided by Andrew Carnegie. The Seward Park Branch, situated on the eastern edge of the park for which it is named, was opened in 1909.
- Indexes
Finding aid available in 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 5867
RG 8