Scrapbooks, 1900-1977.

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Scrapbooks, 1900-1977.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155457016

Twenty-eight scrapbooks, 1900-1962, contain newspaper clippings about all aspects of the Brooklyn Public Library and its branches including events, classes, programs sponsored by the library, gifts to the library, and activities of library staff. Two scrapbooks, 1900-1901 and 1937-1956, labelled "Ingersoll Building" contain clippings documenting the construction of the Ingersoll (Central) Building. Ten scrapbooks, 1949-1971, include newsletters, clipping, photos, brochures, news releases; announcements about activities of the library include National Library Week, 1962-1963; the Lost Book Campaign, 1963; the Consumer's Education Series, 1962; Adult, Youth, and Children's Services, 1951-1960; and Branch Activities, 1949-1961. Also one scrapbook which includes the Brooklyn Public Library newsletter, September 1957-October 1960, produced by the Chief Librarian's office, and containing news of the library. Three cubic feet of scrapbooks and scrapbook pages, 1949-1977, contain mostly clippings; also some booklists, photos, brochures, and announcements documenting library activities.

3 cubic ft., 38 v.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6872884

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Brooklyn public library

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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...