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Harry Miller Lydenberg papers

Title
Harry Miller Lydenberg papers, 1892-1961.
Author
Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960.
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Additional Authors
  • Anderson, Edwin Hatfield, 1861-1947.
  • Archer, John, 1886-1956.
  • Beals, Ralph A. (Ralph Albert)
  • Bennett, Paul A., 1897-1966.
  • Brown, Karl, 1895-1970.
  • Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
  • Clapp, Verner W. (Verner Warren), 1901-1972.
  • Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937.
  • Freehafer, Edward Geier, 1909-1985.
  • Fulton, Deoch.
  • Jernigan, Charlton C.
  • Kuhn, Helmut, 1899-1991.
  • Kup, Karl, 1903-
  • Ledyard, Lewis Cass.
  • Melcher, Frederick Gershon, 1879-
  • Metcalf, Keyes D. (Keyes DeWitt), 1889-1983.
  • Rush, Charles E.
  • Thurman, William.
  • Yarmolinsky, Avrahm, 1890-1975.
  • Benjamin Franklin Library (Mexico City, Mexico)
  • American Antiquarian Society.
  • American Book Center for War Devastated Libraries.
  • American Council of Learned Societies.
  • American Library Association.
  • American Philosophical Society.
  • Century Association (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York Public Library.
  • R.R. Bowker Company.
  • United States Book Exchange.
Description
23.19 linear feet (55 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder).
Summary
Harry Miller Lydenberg (1874-1960) was an American librarian, scholar, and the third director of the New York Public Library, from 1934 to 1941. His work for the library spanned nearly forty years. The collection dates from 1892 to 1961 and contains correspondence, writings, photographs, and other materials that document Lydenberg's career and personal interests.
Subject
  • Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960
  • Acquisitions (Libraries)
  • Books > Conservation and restoration
  • Booksellers and bookselling > Europe
  • Libraries > Europe
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Libraries
  • Libraries > Mexico
  • Libraries > Soviet Union
  • Europe > Description and travel
  • Europe, Eastern > Description and travel
  • Soviet Union > Description and travel
Genre/Form
Photopgraphs.
Note
  • Lydenberg's official records are located in N.Y.P.L. Archives.
Access (note)
  • Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
Terms of Use (note)
  • may not be quoted without permission of John Lydenberg.
Source (note)
  • Lydenberg, Harry M.; Lydenberg family; Deoch Fulton; Mrs. William Davis
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 1821
OCLC
NYPW92-A212
Author
Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960.
Title
Harry Miller Lydenberg papers, 1892-1961.
Additional Formats
Willa Cather correspondence available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Restricted Access
Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Terms Of Use
Lydenberg's letters to his wife during 1923-1924 trip to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union may not be quoted without permission of John Lydenberg.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Occupation
Librarians.
Added Author
Anderson, Edwin Hatfield, 1861-1947.
Archer, John, 1886-1956.
Beals, Ralph A. (Ralph Albert)
Bennett, Paul A., 1897-1966.
Brown, Karl, 1895-1970.
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
Clapp, Verner W. (Verner Warren), 1901-1972.
Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937.
Freehafer, Edward Geier, 1909-1985.
Fulton, Deoch.
Jernigan, Charlton C.
Kuhn, Helmut, 1899-1991.
Kup, Karl, 1903-
Ledyard, Lewis Cass.
Melcher, Frederick Gershon, 1879-
Metcalf, Keyes D. (Keyes DeWitt), 1889-1983.
Rush, Charles E.
Thurman, William.
Yarmolinsky, Avrahm, 1890-1975.
Benjamin Franklin Library (Mexico City, Mexico)
American Antiquarian Society.
American Book Center for War Devastated Libraries.
American Council of Learned Societies.
American Library Association.
American Philosophical Society.
Century Association (New York, N.Y.)
New York Public Library.
R.R. Bowker Company.
United States Book Exchange.
LCCN
ms 76001523
Research Call Number
MssCol 1821
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