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: James N. Wells' Sons Records, MS 599, New-York Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the firm of Stribling, Wells and Gay Associates, 2000.
Processing Information
At time of acquisition, various conservation steps were taken with the collection and the documents were placed in archival folders and boxes. But no processing, in terms of arrangement or otherwise rationalizing the content of the collection, has been done. In 2020 and 2021, surveys of the content were made by archivists Elise Winks and Larry Weimer for this summary finding aid.