Finance Committee records, 1895- , 1895-1912 (bulk)

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Creator

New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Finance Committee.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• 9 cubic feet.

Access Restrictions

Board of Trustees records are closed for 50 years from time of creation.

Scope/Contents Note

Records consist of minutes, reports, correspondence and other materials that document the activities of the Finance Committee. Minutes are bound in volumes for each year and are records of Finance Committee meetings. Reports are printed summaries of finances issued annually by the committee. Correspondence & Other Records include some Treasurer's Reports, estimates for appropriations, and vouchers. Roland L. Redmond Files are correspondence retained by Redmond, who was a trustee from 1938 to 1969. The bulk of it is Finance Committee related correspondencebetween Redmond and the Board's Assistant Treasurer, the United States Trust Company. Copies of Board of Trustees Resolutions, arranged chronologically in three letterbooks,were presumably retained by the Finance Committee because of their stipulations regarding appropriations.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Finance Committee, one of the original standing committees of the Board of Trustees, has general directionof the N.Y.P.L. Corporation's finances, particularly the investment of funds. It consists of no fewer than three trustees, the Treasurer being ex-officio a member of the committee.

Controlled Access Terms

• Redmond, Roland Livingston, 1892-1982.
• New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Finance Committee.
• United States Trust Company.
• Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Research libraries -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Public library trustees -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Library finance.
• Minutes.

Additional Creator Name

• (CStRLIN)NYPW92-a125