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The Lenox Library was a library incorporated and endowed in 1870. It was both an architectural and intellectual landmark in Gilded Age–era New York City.It was founded by bibliophile and philanthropist James Lenox, and located on Fifth Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
James Lenox (August 19, 1800 – February 17, 1880) was an American bibliophile and philanthropist.His collection of paintings and books eventually became known as the Lenox Library and in 1895 became part of the New York Public Library.
The Lenox Library was founded in 1870 by James Lenox, who served as its president until his death in 1880. After Lenox's death, his son Robert Lenox Kennedy succeeded him and served for seven years before being replaced by John S. Kennedy, who would serve until the merging of the libraries in 1895.
Gutenberg Bible of the New York Public Library; purchased by James Lenox in 1847, it was the first Gutenberg Bible to be acquired by a United States citizen. The copy of the Gutenberg Bible held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
Brooke was released from Lenox Hill Hospital July 29, 2006, and moved to Holly Hill, her 75-acre (30 ha) estate in the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York, where she died August 13, 2007. Meryl Gordon's book Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach (2008) makes use of diaries kept by the nurses who cared for Brooke ...
Elon Musk looks on, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. - Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services saw senators question the environmental lawyer about his views on vaccines, abortion ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to healthcare systems reminding them of state laws that require hospitals to provide this type of care while also ensuring that federal ...