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July 31, 2006: Brooke Astor and New York's Astor Reading Room
"Much of the life of Brooke Astor, now at the center of a bitter family squabble over her assets, is compiled in detailed records at the New York Public Library."
"A total of 362 boxes holding the history of the Vincent Astor Foundation sits in a storage room below Bryant Park. Donated by Astor herself, they can be accessed at the library in room 328 - fittingly, the Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room for Rare Books and Manuscripts."
