Public libraries.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 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