Correspondence with Miss Barbara Gandy, books : 1952. 1952 June 19 - Dec. 23.

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Correspondence with Miss Barbara Gandy, books : 1952. 1952 June 19 - Dec. 23.

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Letters, soundscribers, notes and memos concerning preparations made for the opening of the Old Manse Library, Newcastle, N.B. Subjects discussed include: the hiring of Barbara J. Gandy as librarian; the selection of books, furnishings, supplies and other equipment for the library; and the proposed donation of money from C.F. Rhodes in memory of his wife, Elsie Whitney Rhodes, a Newcastle native, to be applied towards the purchase of books. The file also contains a suggested list of furnishings needed for the library as well as a suggested list of periodicals, both compiled by Gandy and revised by Lord Beaverbrook.

Correspondence : 45 (49 leaves)

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library

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Old Manse Library (Newcastle, N.B.)

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Gandy, Barbara J.

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Barbara J. Gandy was hired by Lord Beaverbrook to help set up the Old Manse Library in Newcastle, N.B. She moved from England to Newcastle to take up her post. Her correspondence includes the minutiae of book, periodical, furniture and supply purchases, along with the larger issues of building a valuable collection and offering good library service to a community. From the description of Correspondence with Miss Gandy, Librarian at the Old Manse : 1952-1954. 1952 Sept. - 1954 Jan. (U...

Batho, Edith C. (Edith Clara), 1895-

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Thorpe, J. I., Mrs.

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