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Carrère & Hastings architectural drawings and papers, 1899-1930
1295 itemsArchitectural drawings and photographs of architectural drawings with some related correspondence of residential and public buildings, churches, libraries, theaters, monuments, and bridges including: the Henry Hudson Bridge, Triborough Bridge, and the Manhattan Bridge in New York; Edward Henry Harriman's Arden House in Harriman, N.Y.; the Alfred I. Dupont mansion in Roslyn, N.Y.; the David A. Reed house in Washington, D.C.; the reconstruction of the Grand Army Plaza in New York City; the Memorial Amphitheater for Arlington National Cemetery; and various bicentennial buildings for Yale University. Of note are drawings of the grounds, details of buildings, and furniture for the New York Public Library, 1908-1909.
Librarians' Portraits collection
6.72 Linear FeetA large collection of portraits of librarians, consisting mainly of photographs, newspaper clippings, and magazine articles.
Metropolitan College Interlibrary Association (New York N.Y.) records, 1958-1966
800 itemsCorrespondence, minutes, financial records, and bulletins of the Association.
The Marshal Peter Hsueh-Liang Chang & Mrs. Edith Chao Chang Reading Room: within the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York City, 1995
1 drawingElevation and plan.
William Samuel Johnson papers, 1834-1868
1 boxPapers dealing with Johnson's public life in New York City and in the New York State Senate. While Assistant Alderman, Johnson received numerous letters of application from citizens seeking patronage for a variety of municipal offices, ranging from requests to be a night watchman to a position as a municipal court justice. Also, letters, reports, and other documents relating to various municipal services such as health, welfare, fire fighting, street maintenance, water, sewers, railroads, ferries, and stage coaches. Some letters and documents concern Whig Party politics in the 3rd Ward. Johnson's correspondence as a New York Society Library Trustee refers to the proposed merger with the New York Athenaeum. Also, twelve items relating to his term in the State Senate, covering taxation and control of foreign laborers.