Secretary's Book 1887-1897

Name/Title

Secretary's Book 1887-1897

Entry/Object ID

2019.205.010

Scope and Content

Meeting notes and reports kept by the Ladies Book Club of Stonington, as they founded the Stonington Free Library Association in 1887. This book details the formation of the free library and how the collection of the Ladies Book Club acted as the first library holdings. There is information on founding members, books purchased, a list of people who had read the "regulations" and were able to begin borrowing books, among other paperwork tucked into the pages.

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