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Excerpt from Hand-Book to the New York Public Library: Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, was formed by the consolidation, on the 23d of May, 1895, of the three corporations, "The Trustees of the Astor Library," originally incorporated January 18, 1849, "The Trustees of the Lenox Library," originally incorporated January 20, 1870, and "The Tilden Trust," originally incorporated March 26, 1887. The consolidation was effected under the provisions of Chapter 541 of the Laws of 1892, as amended by Chapter 209 of the Laws of 1895. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.