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Guide to the New-York Historical Society Management Committee Records
1804-1938
NYHS-RG 1
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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New-York Historical Society. Executive Committee. |
| Creator:
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New-York Historical Society. |
| Title: |
New-York Historical Society management committee records |
| Dates: |
1804-1938 |
| Abstract:
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The New-York Historical Society management committee records group includes records
associated with the organization’s governance structure of 1804-1937. The record group
includes minute books from the meetings of the Society’s members (1804-1937) and from
the meetings of the Executive Committee (1842-1937), as well as from other committees
and the first year (1938) of the newly-constituted Board of Trustees. The record group
also includes files of so-called official papers, which include ad hoc committee reports,
draft annual reports, correspondence, financial information, membership nominations,
and other material directly related to the proceedings of the Society and Executive
Committee meetings.
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| Quantity: |
15.0 Linear feet in 31 volumes, 25 document boxes, and three oversize folders |
| Language of Materials Note:
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The materials are in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
NYHS-RG 1 |
| 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. |
