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Tilden Trust.
Manuscripts and Archives Division
The bulk of the records date from the late nineteenth century, and mainly document the legal challenges to the will of Samuel J. Tilden and the disposition of his estate. There are also materials providing information onthe activities of the Tilden Trust and the early history of the New York Public Library. The records consist of architectural drawings, correspondence, inventories, legaldocuments, memoranda, news clippings, notes, property maps,publications, and statistical tables.
The Tilden Trust was formed in 1887 to establish a public library in New York City, using the resources of the estate of Samuel J. Tilden. Legal challenges to Tilden's will prevented the Trust from using the resources of the estate until 1892. In 1895 the Tilden Trust was merged with the Astor and Lenox Libraries to form the New York Public Library.
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