Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Open to qualified researchers. Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact manuscripts@nyhistory.org prior to your research visit to coordinate access. Keep in mind that it will take between two (2) and five (5) business days for collections to arrive, and you should plan your research accordingly.
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
The collection should be cited as: Carolyn Cassady Kent papers, MS 2920, New-York Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Hannah Kent, Carolyn Kent's daughter, in 2011-12.
Processing Information
The collection has not been physically processed and remains in original folders as received by N-YHS. A finding aid describing the overall content of the collection to the box level was prepared by archivist Larry Weimer in August 2021. The box level descriptions, including date ranges, were based on skims of the material and are rough and approximate.