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Harlem River (New York, United States) (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
Yorkville (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
Lenox (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
New York public Library, the
Arthur E. Bostwick, of the New York Public Library, writes:
The present New York Public Library— Astor, Lenox, and Tilden foundations—is the result, as its name indicates, of the consolidation of several pre-existing institutions.
The three whose names appear in the title were united on May 23, 1895, and on Feb. 25, 1901, the New York Free Circulating Library was added to the combination, the new body retaining its old name.
Of these various consolidated institutions the Astor Library was originally incorporated Jan. 18, 1849.
It was endowed and supported by various gifts of the Astor family, and at the time of consolidation owned its site and buildings on Lafayette Place, with 267,147 volumes, and enjoyed an annual income of about $47,000.
The Lenox Library, incorporated Jan. 20, 1870, as the gift to the public of James Lenox, owned its site and building on Fifth Avenue, between 70th and 71st streets, with 86,000 volumes and an annual i
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas (Kansas, United States) (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
Oriental (Oklahoma, United States) (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
Bloomingdale (New York, United States) (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
New York (New York, United States) (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
William M. Reynolds (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
Samuel J. Tilden (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the
New York public Library, the
Arthur E. Bostwick, of the New York Public Library, writes:
The present New York Public Library— Astor, Lenox, and Tilden foundations—is the result, as its name indicates, of the consolidation of several pre-existing institutions.
The three whose names appear in the title were united on May the public of James Lenox, owned its site and building on Fifth Avenue, between 70th and 71st streets, with 86,000 volumes and an annual income of $20,500.
The Tilden trust, created by the will of Samuel J. Tilden, possessed Mr. Tilden's private library of about 20,000 volumes and an endowment fund of about $2,000,000, but neitMr. Tilden's private library of about 20,000 volumes and an endowment fund of about $2,000,000, but neither lands nor buildings.
The Public Library thus began its existence with a total number of volumes of 373,147 and an endowment of about $3,500,000. The library as thus constituted was for reference only.
On March 25, 1896, in an address to the mayor of the city regarding the future policy of the library, the trustees offered
Lionel Copley (search for this): entry new-york-public-library-the