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Collection Data
- Description
- Records of the New York Public Library Architect consist primarily of floor plans, architectural drawings and engineering drawings for the following buildings: Central Building, Lincoln Center and Library, Astor Library, Lenox Library, Tilden Library (proposed), Annex Building, Mid-Manhattan Branch Library, and Jefferson Market Branch Library. Records for Central Building include 100 Carrere & Hastings drawings and Laning mural drawings.
- Names
- New York Public Library. Central Administration. Architect (Creator)
- Dates / Origin
- Date Created: 1900 - 1980 (Approximate)
- Library locations
- New York Public Library Archives
- Shelf locator: MssArc 5015
- Topics
- Laning, Edward, 1906-1981
- Carrère, John Merven, 1858-1911
- Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929
- New York Public Library. Central Administration. Architect
- Carrère & Hastings
- Astor Library
- Lenox Library
- Tilden Trust
- Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
- Library architecture
- Library buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
- Library decoration
- Genres
- Architectural drawings
- Drawings
- Floor plans
- Notes
- Biographical/historical: The Library has usually had an architect on staff to coordinate construction projects and building renovations. This individual has also had custody of the architectural drawings created by the Library or by outside architectural firms.
- Content: Arranged alphabetically by name of building. Unpublished finding aid available at repository. The history of the Central Administration offices is described separately.
- Physical Description
- Extent: 30 cubic feet
- Type of Resource
- Still image
- Text
- Identifiers
- RLIN/OCLC: NYPW94-A386
- NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11959743
- MSS Unit ID: 5015
- Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce146ac0-5e83-0135-4dd8-3551d0c950fe
