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The New-York Historical Society: Lessons from One Nonprofit's Long Struggle for Survival
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Foreword by William G. Bowen
- Chapter 2. Preface
- Chapter 3. The Author
- Chapter 4. Chapter One: Crisis in the Headlines
- Chapter 5. Chapter Two: The Formative Years, 1804-1920
- Chapter 6. Chapter Three: Professionalization and Postwar Expansion, 1921-1959
- Chapter 7. Chapter Four: The Turning Tide, 1960-1982
- Chapter 8. Chapter Five: New Initiatives and Economic Shocks, 1982-1987
- Chapter 9. Chapter Six: Attempting a Turnaround, 1988-1992
- Chapter 10. Chapter Seven: Retrenchment and the Struggle for Survival, 1992-1994
- Chapter 11. Chapter Eight: Facing Tough Choices Today
- 11.1.
- Chapter Eight: Facing Tough Choices Today
- Another New Beginning
- Collections Management
- Conservation and Preservation
- Physical Plant
- Relationship with the Public Sector
- Community Outreach
- Multiple Purposes
- Governance
- Options
- Option 1: Continue to Operate as a Freestanding Institution at 170 Central Park West
- Option 2: Dissolve the Society and Distribute the Collections
- Option 3: Merge with Another Cultural Institution
- Option 4: Save the Society, but Transfer Part of the Collections
- Option 5: Transfer and Merge
- Option 6: Continue to Operate Independently, but Outside New York City
- Conclusions
- Chapter Eight: Facing Tough Choices Today
- 11.1.
- Chapter 12. Part Two: Analyses and Lessons for Nonprofits
- Chapter 13. Chapter Nine: The Liabilities of Nonprofit Assets
- Chapter 14. Chapter Ten: The Complexities of Nonprofit Financing
- Chapter 15. Chapter Eleven: The Importance of Governance
- Chapter 16. Appendixes
- 16.1.
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: The Original Constitution of the New-York Historical Society (Adopted December 10, 1804)
- Appendix B: To the Public
- Appendix C: Financial Analysis: Notes and Tables
- Appendix D: 1959 Library Acquisitions Policy
- 1. Slavery Collection
- 2. California Gold Rush and Early Southwest Exploration Period
- 3. Early Florida Period (18th Century)
- 4. American Indian Captivities
- 5. Newspapers
- 6. Local Histories
- 7. Circus Material
- 8. Naval History
- 9. Military History (Including Military Manuals)
- 10. Civil War
- 11. Songsters, Sheet Music Through 1910-1916
- 12. Hotel Material for U.S. Including Contemporary Hotel Material
- 13. Menus for U.S. Restaurants, Including Contemporary Restaurants
- 14. Biographies of National Importance
- 15. Latin American Collection
- 16. Travels in the United States, Colonial Era to Present
- 17. Trials in the United States up to 1860
- 18. Drama
- 19. American Fiction, Poetry and Belles-Lettres to 1850
- 20. Genealogies
- 21. Professional Literature
- 22. New York City Records
- 23. New York State Records
- 24. Map and Print Collections
- 25. The Landauer Collection
- 26. Manuscript Collection
- 27. Periodicals
- Appendix E: Presidents, Librarians, and Directors of the New-York Historical Society
- Appendixes
- 16.1.
- Chapter 17. Postscript
- Chapter 18. References
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