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New-York Historical Society Board of Trustees records

Call Number

NYHS-RG 18

Date

1939-1959, inclusive

Creator

New-York Historical Society

Extent

4.5 Linear feet in 7 document boxes and 10 bound volumes (of unrestricted material)

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

In November 1937, a by-law change resulted in the creation of an independent Board of Trustees as the governing body of N-YHS. The New-York Historical Society Board of Trustee records (NYHS-RG 18) primarily includes the materials related to Board meetings, including agendas, minutes, committee reports, various documents distributed at the meetings, and some working files from 1939 forward. Records through 1959 are open for research; records after 1959 are currently restricted.

Arrangement Note

The record group is organized in several series that coincide with the executive administrations of N-YHS. Each series will be opened over time consistent with N-YHS's policy on access to Board and executive records. Only the first two series are currently open to researchers:

Series I. Board Minutes (1939-1958)

Series II. Official Papers (1939-1959)

Scope and Contents Note

In November 1937, a by-law change resulted in the creation of an independent Board of Trustees as the governing body of N-YHS. The New-York Historical Society Board of Trustee records (NYHS-RG 18) primarily includes the materials related to Board meetings, including agendas, minutes, committee reports, various documents distributed at the meetings, and some working files from 1939 forward (the 1938 minutes are found in a different record group; see the Related Materials note). Records from after 1959 are currently restricted (see the Access Restrictions note).

Access Restrictions

N-YHS generally restricts the records of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Office for fifty years following the conclusion of the tenure of a President and CEO (formerly, Director). Accordingly, the record group is open through 1959, when Director R.W.G. Vail left N-YHS. The tenure of his successor, James Heslin, dated from 1960 to 1982, so those records are closed until 2033. Records from subsequent administrations will be opened in later decades.

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation Note

This record group should be cited as New-York Historical Society Board of Trustees records (NYHS-RG 18), New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Related Archival Materials Note

This finding aid relates to just one record group of the New-York Historical Society archives. For information about the other record groups and for overall information about the archives, please see the Guide to the New-York Historical Society Archives (NYHS-RG Archives). Other record groups that are processed and available to researchers and are especially related to the New-York Historical Society Board of Trustee records (NYHS-RG 18) are as follows:

The New-York Historical Society management committee records (NYHS-RG 1) include the minute books and official papers of the N-YHS governing bodies that existed prior to the creation of a Board of Trustees in 1937. The 1938 trustee minutes are also in that record group because they were bound with the 1937 minutes.

Accruals Note

Additional materials are expected to accrue to the record group although they will remain restricted for a time.

Collection processed by

Larry Weimer

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Language: Finding aid is written in English

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024