Board of Trustees records are closed for 50 years from time of creation.
Terms of use (note)
All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.
Biography (note)
The Committee on Branch Libraries, formerly the Circulation Department Committee, and prior to that, the Committee on Circulation, oversees the operation of the circulating libraries in the N.Y.P.L. system. It was established in 1901 as a standing committee of the Board of Trustees and today consists of seven members, of whom at least a majority must be trustees. In 1978 the Committee on Branch Libraries was replaced by the Branch Libraries Council as a special advisory committee of the Corporation.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
Unpublished finding aid available at repository.
Linking entry (note)
The history of the Board of Trustees is described separately.
Processing action (note)
Accessioned
Author
New York Public Library. Board of Trustees. Committee on Branch Libraries.
Title
Committee on Branch Libraries records, ca.1910-1970, 1910-1927 (bulk)
Access
Board of Trustees records are closed for 50 years from time of creation.
Terms of use
All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.
Biography
The Committee on Branch Libraries, formerly the Circulation Department Committee, and prior to that, the Committee on Circulation, oversees the operation of the circulating libraries in the N.Y.P.L. system. It was established in 1901 as a standing committee of the Board of Trustees and today consists of seven members, of whom at least a majority must be trustees. In 1978 the Committee on Branch Libraries was replaced by the Branch Libraries Council as a special advisory committee of the Corporation.
Indexes
Unpublished finding aid available at repository.
Linking entry
The history of the Board of Trustees is described separately.