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Public libraries.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Alexandria Library Company Records (MS002)

 Collection
Identifier: MS002
Content Description

The collection consists of circulation, subscription, and financial ledgers, annual lecture series documents, catalogues, correspondence, and various organizational documents. Topics include: foundation of the Alexandria Library Company, its cycles of growth and decline reflecting the local economy; the formation of the local public library system; and the on-going activities of the Alexandria Library Company, most notably its lecture series.

Dates: 1794-2007

Alexandria Library Records (MS098)

 Collection
Identifier: MS098
Content Description This collection contains the records of the Alexandria Library, documenting the administration and operation of the Library, dating from the founding of the public library in 1937 through the present. Included are administrative records, annual reports, financial records, circulation records, materials documenting the history of the Library, programming and outreach records, and records of the individual branches of the library system. Formats include textual documents, photographs, and...
Dates: 1937 - 2013

Mary Powell Scott Papers (MS411)

 Collection — Assorted box 04
Identifier: MS411
Scope and Contents The collection consists of records relating to the operation of the library society during the period of Scott's presidency. These include copies of by-laws and the contract for the site of library itself, as well as a resolution taken toward the end of her tenure. There is also a notebook containing lists and financial information from the period of her leadership. For minutes, see the official society records and those of the library. Another document of note is a letter of...
Dates: 1937 - 1939