Brooklyn Public Library

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Principal respondent: Christy, Francis T. Correspondence regarding financial problems; reorganization plan; proposal to operate library as branch of Brooklyn Public Library.

Scope and Contents Brooklyn Expedition was a collaborative and joint venture from the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Children's Museum, and the Brooklyn Public Library. All 3 institutions worked together to create a children's website that could be viewed in the Brooklyn Museum's Learning Center, or at school, or in the viewer's home. These folders contain strategic planning, meeting minutes, drafts of text, correspondence, and reports. The Brooklyn Museum's website was launched in 1996, so this is a...

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Correspondence regarding construction; petition for completion; Friends of BPL.

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Principal respondent: Ferguson, Milton J. Correspondence regarding Ingersoll Memorial; cooperative policies.

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Principal respondent: Ferguson, Milton J. Correspondence.

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Correspondence regarding One Man Shows; the Brooklyn Museum Journal 1942-1944.

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Principal respondent: Libhart, Myles. Correspondence and memos regarding projects; subway display cases; Ingersoll Room display cases (Brooklyn Public Library). Publications list.

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Principal respondent: Dorward, Mary. Correspondence and memos regarding staffing; reorganization; proposed transfer to Brooklyn Public Library branch; exchange program.

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Principal respondent: Schniewind, Carl O. Correspondence and memos regarding catalogs of prints; policy on public use of library and print room; acquisitions, including Mary Cassatt prints. Report on Brooklyn Public Library. Donations for periodicals. Library accessions lists (6-12/1938).

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Principal respondent: Caruso, Anthony. Procedures for ordering prints; gift of collections to Brooklyn Public Library.