NO VOTE AT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Home Section, C18) no by-line The board of the New-York Historical Society decided to postpone any ction on a proposed contrct with NYU that would give it effective control over the society's library and parts of its collections. Wilber L. Ross Jr., a co-chairman of the society, said a decision has been deferred until after the board has discussed the terms of the university affiliation with neighborhood representatives and elected officials. That's it (and thanks to Glenn Porter for alerting me to it) Robbin Murphy NYU/Museum Studies [log in to unmask]