Subject files, 1899-1982.

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Subject files, 1899-1982.

Accession records, publicity drafts, department records, reports, correspondence, architectural plans, and proposals about many aspects of the Museum. Subjects include history of the BCM, Museum and Library, exhibits, facilities (new building plans), and MUSE Neighborhood Museum. Also original letter written by curator at Brooklyn Museum explaining his suggestions for types of exhibits at newly proposed Brooklyn Children's Museum, 1899.

3.5 linear ft.

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Brooklyn Children's Museum. MUSE.

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Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Children's Museum

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Collecting area: Materials about the Brooklyn Children's Museum. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155458226 The origins of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences extend back to 1823, with the founding of the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library. The Library, located at the corner of Cranberry and Henry Streets in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights, was established for the education and cultural enrichment of young tr...

Brooklyn Museum

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The origins of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences extend back to 1823, with the founding of the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library. The Library, located at the corner of Cranberry and Henry Streets in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights, was established for the education and cultural enrichment of young tradesmen. In 1841, the Library relocated to the building of the Brooklyn Lyceum, an organization devoted to intellectual pursuits in the arts and sciences, at the corner of Washington and C...