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Access Restrictions
N-YHS generally restricts the records of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Office for fifty years following the conclusion of the tenure of a President and CEO (formerly, Director). Accordingly, the record group is open through 1959, when Director R.W.G. Vail left N-YHS. The tenure of his successor, James Heslin, dated from 1960 to 1982, so those records are closed until 2033. Records from subsequent administrations will be opened in later decades.
Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
Use Restrictions
Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.
Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.
Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions