Research Catalog

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Found in

1. (CStRLIN)NYPW92-A24

Description

1. 35 cubic feet.

Summary

1. Records of the Library's exhibits program include annual reports, subject files, committee minutes, correspondence, files on individual exhibits, posters, press releases, schedules, and audio tapes. None of the files are complete but the administrative outlines of the exhibits program can be gained from the annual reports of the Exhibit Coordinaotr and from the records of the Exhibit Committee. Approximately one-half of the files contain materials relating to specific exhibits, and this documentation can be found in all four series. Records of the Exhibit Coordinator include files, 1916-1926, maintained by Victor Hugo Paltsits; files, 1945-1952, of Karl Kup; files, 1968-1978, of Dennis Loy; and 1953 Consultant's Report on exhibit activities. Exhibit Committee general files, 1958-1959, 1967-1979, relate to the Committee's responsibilities for coordinating exhibitions, and Bernard McTigue's records, 1980-1984, as chairman. Exhibitions Program Office general files, 1983-1988, include records pertaining to the administration of exhibitions programs and files on individual exhibits and vendors. Exhibitions files date from 1910 and include materials on individual exhibits in the Central Building and at the Performing Arts Research Center. Additional materials about exhibits can be found in the N.Y.P.L. Archives in the records of the Director's Office and of individual departments of the Library.

Subject

1. Kup, Karl, 1903-
2. Loy, Dennis
3. McTigue, Bernard
4. Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952
5. New York Public Library. Central Administration. Exhibitions Program Office
6. Performing Arts Research Center (New York Public LIbrary)
7. Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
8. Library exhibits
9. Libraries -- Public relations
10. Research libraries -- New York (N.Y.)
11. Books -- Exhibitions
12. Manuscripts -- Exhibitions

Genre/Form

1. Posters.
2. Audio tapes.
3. Minutes.

Call number

1. MssArc 5048

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Library records are closed for 20 years from time of creation.

Terms of use (note)

1. All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.

Biography (note)

1. Prior to the creation of the Library, its predecessor organizations - the Astor and Lenox Libraries - held exhibits of art work, manuscripts and rare books. With the opening of the Central Building in 1911 the exhibit programs expanded. Victor Hogo Paltsits, Chief of the American History Division, served as Exhibits Coordinator between 1914 and 1926, followed by Charles McCombs, Chief Bibliographer, who coordinated exhibits from 1927 to 1947. Karl Kup, Chief of the Print Room, served after McCombs until 1952. The Director of the Library appointed a committee on exhibitions chaired by the Chief of Public Relations. Dennis Loy served as Exhibit Coordinator between 1968 and 1978. In the early 1980s the exhibits program was given greater visibility and the Exhibitions Program Office was created in 1983. In 1984 the Library opened the Gottesman Gallery as its primary exhibit space. Both the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Performing Arts Research Center mount exhibits in their respective buildings.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Unpublished finding aid available at repository.

Linking entry (note)

1. The history of the Central Administration offices is described separately.

Processing action (note)

1. Inventoried

Author

1. New York Public Library. Research Libraries. Exhibitions Program Office.

Title

1. Exhibitions Program Office records, 1901-2004 , 1968- (bulk)

Access

1. Library records are closed for 20 years from time of creation.

Terms of use

1. All rights reserved. Permission to quote must be obtained in writing from the New York Public Library.

Biography

1. Prior to the creation of the Library, its predecessor organizations - the Astor and Lenox Libraries - held exhibits of art work, manuscripts and rare books. With the opening of the Central Building in 1911 the exhibit programs expanded. Victor Hogo Paltsits, Chief of the American History Division, served as Exhibits Coordinator between 1914 and 1926, followed by Charles McCombs, Chief Bibliographer, who coordinated exhibits from 1927 to 1947. Karl Kup, Chief of the Print Room, served after McCombs until 1952. The Director of the Library appointed a committee on exhibitions chaired by the Chief of Public Relations. Dennis Loy served as Exhibit Coordinator between 1968 and 1978. In the early 1980s the exhibits program was given greater visibility and the Exhibitions Program Office was created in 1983. In 1984 the Library opened the Gottesman Gallery as its primary exhibit space. Both the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Performing Arts Research Center mount exhibits in their respective buildings.

Indexes

1. Unpublished finding aid available at repository.

Linking entry

1. The history of the Central Administration offices is described separately.

Processing action

1. Inventoried 199202 Records

Source

1. ARC
2. 1.1\a Records

Found in:

1. (CStRLIN)NYPW92-A24

Research call number

1. MssArc 5048
2. MssArc RG7 5048