A statement and papers relating to the movement to secure a library for the town of Latta, S.C., 1912-1924 / presented by W.C. Allen.

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A statement and papers relating to the movement to secure a library for the town of Latta, S.C., 1912-1924 / presented by W.C. Allen.

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Corresopndence and historical sketch re creation of a Carnegie Library in the town of Latta (Dillon County, S.C.), in the years soon after the founding of Dillon County. Papers and correspondence predating the establishment of the library, 1912 to 1914, followed by a 1924 essay titled "History of the Movement to Secure the Latta Library" by W.C. Allen; constitution of The Latta Library Association; correspondence of James Bertram, secretary of the Carnegie Corporation in New York; correspondence of Wilson & Sompayrac, architects of Columbia, S.C.; copy of House Bill 821 "To Authorize and Empower Boards of Trustees or Any School in South Carolina to establish, accept and support Public Libraries..."; design specifications; form of ballot used in town election; and list of books purchased.

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