Agreement establishment Alameda Free Library, 1878

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Agreement establishment Alameda Free Library, 1878

Entry/Object ID

2000.22.1

Scope and Content

Acc. # 00.22.1 Category: Library, Alameda Free Date: 1878 Object: Agreement and Inventory Description: Four (4) page hand written document on lined paper. Paper secured by brass tab. Size: L 12 1/2 W 8 inches History: Agreement dated December 27, 1878 between the Alameda Free Reading Room and the Town of Alameda establishing a Free Public Library and the turning over of materials, books, etc. of the Alameda Free Reading Room to the Town of Alameda. In the Museum's original collection. Donor: Unknown Date: January 8, 2000

Interpretative Labels

Label

9/19/2021 MvL: text of label, apparently originally part of an envelope, previously discarded: THIS ENVELOPE CONTAINS AN AGREEMENT DATED DEC 27th, 1878. BETWEEN THE ALAMEDA FREE READING ROOM AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND THE TOWN OF ALAMEDA. ESTABLISHING A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND THE TURNING OVER OF MATERIALS, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES OF THE ALAMEDA FREE READING ROOM TO THE TOWN OF ALAMEDA. SIGNED BY: W. P. GIBBONS, PRESIDENT. EXECUTED BY JOHN ELLSWORTH, ATTORNEY.