Records, 1883-1988.

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Records, 1883-1988.

First and fourth catalogs of the Patchogue Library, 1883 and 1891; correspondence of Andrew Carnegie, E. Agate Foster, and John Van Pelt about the Carnegie Library proposal, 1905-1908; library correspondence, 1900-1936; treasurer's reports, 1930-1952; librarian's reports, 1930-1959; heating plant specifications, 1951; correspondence and agreements with contractors, 1957; library addition plans and plans for proposed parking lot, 1957; book selection policy, n.d.; copy of the WPA Inventory forms of material to be removed to dead storage, 1942; history of library service; librarian's correspondence, 1941-1943; and clippings, newsletters, brochures, dedication booklet, correspondence, and programs associated with the opening of new library building and daily library activities, 1940-1988.

1.5 cubic ft.

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Patchogue-Medford Library

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Van Pelt, John Vredenburgh, 1874-1962

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Architect. John Vredenburgh Van Pelt was the first American to receive the degree of Architecte diplome par le gouvernement at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Van Pelt was born in New Orleans and had also studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and in the studio of Douillard et Thierry, before attending the Beaux-Arts. He continued to practice and study in Paris at the Atelier Deglane until his appointment at Cornell as assistant professor of planning and design. Va...

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Foster, E. Agate, b. 1867.

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