Brooklyn Public Library publications 1898-1965

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Brooklyn Public Library publications 1898-1965

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The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) publications span the years 1898 to 1965 and are housed in six and one half manuscript boxes. Materials represented in the collection include annual reports; bulletins; newsletters; book lists (bibliographies); and miscellaneous programs, publications, and ephemera. The formation of the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) system was approved by the New York State legislature in 1892 and was officially organized in 1897. As of 2010, the BPL system consisted of 60 locations including the Central Library, the Business Library, and 58 branch libraries located throughout Brooklyn.

2.71 Linear feet; in six and one half manuscript boxes.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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Collecting area: Brooklyn history. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457439 The Brooklyn Ephemera Collection contains a wide variety of material, mainly memorabilia, donated to the Brooklyn Public Library in the 1960s during a program conducted by the Library to encourage local interest in the history of Brooklyn. Since most of the items are unrelated, the chief value of the collection is to provide a kaleidescopic glimpse of t...