By-laws of Camden Public Library

Name/Title

By-laws of Camden Public Library

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2017.18.22

Scope and Content

A typewritten copy of the by-laws of the Camden Public Library, as adopted by the trustees at the annual town meeting in Camden on March 23, 1896. The by-laws include a description of the roles of the Board of Trustees, description of different committees, a job description for the librarian, and library regulations.

Collection

Camden Public Library History Collection

Cataloged By

Marie Stickney

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2017.18

Source or Donor

Camden Public Library

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Laws, Libraries

Search Terms

Board of Trustees, Camden Public Library, By-laws

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 23, 1896

Archive Size/Extent

4 pages (8 in. x 10 in.)

Archive Notes

Date(s): March 23, 1896

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2017.18 Box CPL History Coll. Safe

Shelf

Shelf 4

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 27, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Dec 10, 2017

Examined By

Marie Stickney

Notes

The pages are creased, and some are folded and torn along the edges.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Marie Stickney Status Date: 2017-12-10

Created By

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Create Date

December 10, 2017

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 27, 2025