| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1875/00/00 | Claire Clairmont gives Edward Silsbee a copy of "The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley" (London: Moxon, 1870). Clairmont penciled an inscription on the verso of the frontispiece of vol 1. Now in the Pforzheimer Collection at NY Public Library. | The Aspern Papers (book) | ||||
| 1902/05/00 | Carrere and Hastings | Architect | Cornerstone for the New York Public Library Main Branch is laid | |||
| 1911/05/23 | William Howard Taft | Master of Ceremony | New York Public Library Main Branch officially opens | |||
| 1911/05/23 | New York Public Library | Custodian | New York Public Library Main Branch officially opens | |||
| 1924/00/00 | Earl Derr Biggers | Author | In an obscure corner of an inside page, I found ... Chinese, being too fond of opium, had been arrested by Sergeants Chang Apana and Lee Fook, of the Honolulu Police. - EDB, paging through a Hawaiian newspaper in the Reading Room of the NY Public Library | House Without a Key (book) |
| Particulars for New York Public Library: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Beaux Arts |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Education | Library |
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.