New Germantown Public School Library records, 1880-1970.

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New Germantown Public School Library records, 1880-1970.

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Eight folders of handwritten or typed materials and four record books, offering researchers significant historical insight into how the library functioned and which books were made available to and borrowed by its patrons. The collection is particularly rich in details concerning the titles and genres commonly read in the first half of the 20th century and provides an overall history of Hunterdon County, N.J., library history.

1.5 linear ft.

Hunterdon County Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7915099

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Turner, Elizabeth Thornton, -1970

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Hunterdon County Library (Flemington, N.J.)

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New Germantown Public School Library (Oldwick, N.J.)

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Founded by teacher Edward Park in 1880 in New Germantown, N.J., in rural Tewksbury Township; village was renamed Oldwick in 1918 and the library played an important role in the community for nearly a century. When founded the library was located on the second floor of Main Street's Barnet Hall and was open to the public for one hour a week. An independent organization, it was never part of the local school system. The library closed its bank account in 1956 when the renovated building opened as ...