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Guide to the New-York Historical Society General Correspondence
1805-2023 (bulk, 1805-1982)
NYHS-RG 2
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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New-York Historical Society |
| Title: |
New-York Historical Society general correspondence |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1805-2023 (bulk, 1805-1982) |
| Abstract: |
The New-York Historical Society general correspondence record group contains chronologically
arranged communications directed to and from the institution and its officers. The
bulk of correspondence through the early twentieth century is incoming only, though
some notes, responses, and letterpress copybooks (1876-1911) of outgoing correspondence
appear. Carbon copies of outgoing correspondence commonly appear after the early twentieth
century. The files are predominated by requests for reference assistance; research
reports; inquiries pertaining to membership and library operations; proposals of materials
for donation, sale, or transfer; arrangements for lectures, events, and publications;
acceptances of election to member or officer positions; financial transactions; requests
for material exchanges; and invitations, circulars, and other printed matter generated
by N-YHS and outside institutions. Correspondents include N-YHS officers, prominent
historians, politicians, writers and lecturers, scientists, genealogists, artists,
printers and booksellers, and colleagues from libraries, societies, government agencies,
and other organizations.
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| Quantity: |
152.63 Linear feet in 360 boxes and 7 oversize folders. |
| Location: |
Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making
arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
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| Language: |
The materials are in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
NYHS-RG 2 |
| Sponsor: |
This record group was processed as part of the 2015-2016 N-YHS Institutional Archives
project, made possible by a generous grant from the Leon Levy Foundation. |
