Seymour B. Durst Collection of Historical Manuscripts, Documents & Newspapers, 1764-1990
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1718
- Bib ID:
- 14623593 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Durst, Seymour B., 1913-1995
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 67 Linear Feet (1 document box & 45 flat boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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Flat boxes 1-44 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. Box 1 is located on site.
Description
Content Description
A collection of 17 cataloged items collected by Seymour B. Durst as part of his Old York Library collection. In addition there is a quite extensive collection of newspapers.
The Seymour B. Durst Old York Library collection at the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library consists of more than 40,000 objects including historic photographs, maps, pamphlets, postcards, books, and New York City memorabilia from the 18th century to the 1980s.
Arrangement
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Flat boxes 1-44 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. Box 1 is located on site.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Seymour B. Durst Manuscripts Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
Seymour B. Durst Old York Library. Columbia University Libraries.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These items were transferred to the Rare Book and Manuscript Library from Avery Library in 2016.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Biographical / Historical
Seymour B. Durst dedicated his professional life to commercial and residential real estate development, he had a personal lifelong passion for collecting published and archival materials on New York and its history, through architectural, cultural heritage and urban planning perspectives. By the time of his death in 1995, his "Old York Library" collection had taken over virtually his entire five-story townhouse. The collection at Avery Library is comprised of historic photographs, maps, pamphlets, newspapers, books, and New York City memorabilia.
Subject Headings
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