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Series I: Catalogued Correspondence
Series II: Subject Files
Series III: Pamphlets

Melvil Dewey papers, 1870-1931

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Series II: Subject Files


Box 1 Adirondack Civic League

Box 1 Albany Civic League

2 folders

Box 1 Alfred University

American Library Association (ALA)

Box 1 Conferences, 1876-1884

4 folders


Box 2 Conferences, 1885-1892


Box 3 Conference, 1893


Box 4 Conferences, 1894-1897


Box 5 Conference, 1898


Box 6 Conferences, 1899-1904


Box 7 Conferences, 1905-1931

Box 7 Correspondence--Miscellaneous, 1905-1931


Box 8 Melvil Dewey--Notes in Shorthand

Box 8 Forms

Box 8 Finances

Box 8 Headquarters

Box 8 Histories

Box 8 Legislation

Box 8 Library Extension

Box 8 Miscellaneous

Box 8 Presidents

Publications

Box 8 General--ALA Catalog


Box 9 American Library Institute

Box 9 Publicity

Box 9 Publishing Section (2 folders), I887-I895, 1906

2 folders

Retirement Specimens

Amherst College


Box 10 Correspondence

Box 10 Miscellaneous

2 folders

Box 10 Billboards

Box 10 Birth Control

Box 10 Calendar Reform

Chautauqua


Box 11 Annual Reports--Finance


Box 12 Memos and Reports

Box 12 Classification

Decimal

Box 12 Correspondence


Box 13 Correspondence

Box 13 Proof Sheets


Box 14 Reprints

Box 14 Classified Material

Box 14 022.34-


Box 15 022.4-023.9


Box 16 025-029


Box 17 400-655


Box 18 Columbia College Library


Box 19 Columbia College School of Library Economy

Dewey, Annie

Box 19 Correspondence


Box 20 Correspondence

Box 20 A-F


Box 20A G-Rowley


Box 21 Rothery-Miscellaneous

Death


Box 22 Biographical Notes, Appreciation, Memorials

Box 22 Condolences

Box 22 Godfrey Family Affairs

Box 22 Miscellaneous

Box 22 Reading

Box 22 Shorthand Notes


Box 23 Speeches and Writings

Dewey, Godfrey

Box 23 Correspondence

Box 23 Writings

Box 23 Dewey, Melvil


Box 97 Account Books


Box 98 Account Books


Box 99 Account Books


Box 23 Autobiographical Notes

Biography


Box 24 Mss. Of


Box 24A Mss. Of


Box 25 Copyright--Correspondence


Box 26 Decimal Classification--Libraries Foreign


Box 27 Libraries Special--Spelling Reform


Box 28 State Library Association


Box 104 Biographies of


Box 103 Books from library


Box 96 Cancelled Checks


Box 28 Clippings


Box 29 Clippings

Box 29 Correspondence, 1876-1877


Box 30 Abbott-Butler, N.M.


Box 30A Caltell-Dye


Box 31 Eastman-Gunther


Box 31A Haase-Jordan


Box 32 Kappa-Nye


Box 33 0-R


Box 33A S


Box 34 T-Z


Box 35 Death


Box 35A Diaries

Diaries are fragile. Reader must use microfilm copy. Physical box missing (03/2020).


Box 36 Diplomas--Encyclopedia Articles


Box 95 80th Birthday Celebration--Letters of Congratulations to

2 bound volumes and 1 folder


Box 37 European Trips--Publicity


Box 100 Library Bureau--Director's Records


Box 105 Memorabilia of Melvil & Annie Dewey

Miscellaneous Papers


Box 92 A-Ed Administration; Administration Clippings, Scrapbooks; Administration--Handbooks; Administration--Library Supplies; Routines; Administration Papers by Cutter, Dewey, Poole; Advertising; Book Rarities; Classification; Editing and Printing.


Box 93 En-H Encyclopedias; Ethics; Filters, Fire Protection, Thermometers, Turbine Wheels; Finance Accounts, Payrolls, Forms; Finance - Accounts, Book-keeping; Health--Sanitation.


Box 94 I-S Journalism; Indexes and Indexing; Library Economy--Miscellaneous; Loans, Travelling Libraries; Mnemonics; Notes and Notetaking; Peace; Reference Works and Reader's Services; Religion, Church; Sex.


Box 99 Notebooks


Box 91 Personal Letterbooks, 1989 July 5--1894 July 2

Box 91 Personal Letterbooks, 1894 July 2-1895 November 5

Box 91 Personal Letterbooks, 1895 November 25-1897 March 3


Box 38 Speeches, Family Correspondence, etc.

Efficiency


Box 39 Correspondence


Box 40 Reports

Home Economics


Box 41 Correspondence--A-M


Box 42 Correspondence--N-Z


Box 43 Miscellaneous Pamphlets

Lake Placid Club--Florida


Box 44 Aims--Equipment


Box 45 Finance--Publicity


Box 46 Real Estate

Lake Placid Club--New York

Box 46 Churches


Box 47 Club Store--Contracts


Box 48 Correspondence


Box 49 Correspondence

Box 49 Director's reports, 1927


Box 50 Director's reports, 1928-

Box 50 Equipment, 1898


Box 51 Equipment, 1899

Box 51 Finance, 1910


Box 52 Finance, 1912

Box 52 Financial Reports, 1931


Box 53 Finances [Stocks and Bonds]

Box 53 Membership


Box 54 Miscellaneous

Publicity

Box 54 Club Notes


Box 55 Club Notes


Box 56 Club Notes

Box 56 Staff Bulletin


Box 57 Real Estate


Box 58 Real Estate

Box 58 Social Activities


Box 59 Sports--Water Supply


Box 60 Lake Placid Club--Riversea

Libraries

Box 60 Foreign


Box 61 Public


Box 64 Library


Box 61 Library Bureau, 1888


Box 62 Library Bureau, 1889-1897


Box 63 Library Bureau, 1898-1904


Box 64 Library Bureau, 1905


Box 100 Library Bureau Directors' Records, 1888-1900

Box 100 Library Bureau Stockholders' Records, 1888-1899

Box 100 Library Bureau Special Bulletins (salesman's bulletins), 1903-1910, 3 folders


Box 65 Library Journal--Library Schools--Miscellaneous


Box 66 Metric System

Box 66 Associations--Correspondence


Box 67 Miscellaneous--Speeches


Box 100A Meter-Diagram with Metric and English Scales, Tables of Weights, Measures, Etc. A. & T. W. Stanley, New Britain, Conn.; and 1 wooden metric and imperial ruler, undated


Box 68 Miscellaneous--New York State Conservation


Box 69 New York State Legislature

Box 69 New York State Librarian


Box 70 New York State Librarian

Box 70 New York State Library

Box 70 Clippings


Box 71 Correspondence--Fire


Box 72 New York State Library--New York State Library Association--Miscellaneous


Box 73 New York State Library School

Box 73 New York State University

Box 73 "A"--Forums


Box 74 Home Education

Box 74 Regents, 1889-1894


Box 75 Regents 1895, 1895


Box 76 Regents undated, undated


Box 77 Reports


Box 101 Photographs


Box 78 Pictures

Box 78 Melvil Dewey


Box 79 Miscellaneous


Box 80 Miscellaneous


Box 81 Quotations

Box 81 Readers and Writers Economy Company

Seymour, May

Box 81 Correspondence to M.S. Sharp,

Box 81 Miscellaneous Papers

Sharp, Katherine L.

Box 81 Death, Estate, etc.


Box 102 Materials


Box 81 Miscellaneous


Box 82 Shorthand


Box 83 Shorthand

Box 83 Simplified Spelling

Box 83 Correspondence, 1874-1891


Box 84 Correspondence, 1892-1903


Box 85 Correspondence, 1904-1913


Box 86 Correspondence, 1914-1931

Box 86 Simplified Spelling Board


Box 87 Spelling Reform

Box 87 Association--International Language


Box 88 Publicity


Box 89 Publicity


Box 90 Robert Pierce--Letterbook, 1895 March-April


Box 89 Wellesley College