Records, 1897-

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Records, 1897-

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Scrapbooks of clippings with some correspondence, programs, speeches, bulletins, and reports. Also contains minutes of the Board of Trustees; annual statistical and branch reports; administrative and procedural orders; personnel-related items; papers of several directors, including Harry N. Peterson and Joel Y. Lee; photograph albums; and material concerning the building of the Martin Luther King Memorial Library.

70 linear ft.

District of Columbia Public Library

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District of Columbia Public Library

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District of Columbia. Public Library

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The Washington City Free Library was established in 1895. The first library opened in 1896 at 1517 H Street, supported by contributions and subscriptions. In 1899 Andrew Carnegie offered $250,000 to build a free public library, and Congress provided a site. The Central Library opened in 1903, and the first D.C. branch opened in Takoma Park in 1911. In 1972 the Martin Luther King Memorial Library replaced the original Central Library. From the description of Records, 1897- (District o...

Peterson, Harry L., 1940-

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Lee, Joel Y.

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