Concord Free Public Library records, 1869-[ongoing] (bulk 1873-[ongoing]).

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Concord Free Public Library records, 1869-[ongoing] (bulk 1873-[ongoing]).

Types of materials include: correspondence; minutes of meetings; reports; studies; surveys; policy and regulation statements; deeds; architectural drawings; agreements and contracts; financial records; accession records; printed catalogues and bulletins; charging books; circulation statistics; scrapbooks; videocassettes; photographs; art exhibition schedules; visitors' books; broadsides; ephemera; newsletters.

75 linear ft. : photos., plans.

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Munroe, William, 1806-1877

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William Munroe was born in Concord, Massachusetts 1806 June 24 and died there 1877 April 27. He was the son of William Munroe, a pencil maker in Concord. A businessman in dry goods and importing in Boston, New York, and Europe, he was a partner in the dry goods importing house of Little, Alden & Co. and a director of Pacific Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Munroe was the founder of the Concord Free Public Library. Built on the former site of Nathan Brooks' house, the library opened in 1873...

Fowler, Loring Nixon, 1855-1921

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Little, David B., 1912-1995

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Concord Free Public Library (Concord, Mass.)

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Concord Free Public Library was incorporated March 24, 1873 for statutory purpose of forming and maintaining a public library in Concord, Mass. Corporation organized and adopted by-laws March 28, 1873. Preceding Concord Town Library, founded in 1851, was transferred to Corporation by vote of inhabitants of Concord March 31, 1873. These transactions resulted from proposed gift to town of public library building by successful Concord native William Munroe (1806-1877). He presented to ...