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Two copies of the official Declaration of intention to establish a Public Library required by the Libraries and Mechanics Institute Act 1908; deposited with the Supreme Court in June 1909. One copy handwritten with signatures and stamped with Supreme Court stamp; second copy a typed transcript of the first.
A group of material relating to the establishment of Linwood Public Library. Includes incorporation documents; early Library rules; notes from a speech; and a published history.
From a collection of material relating to the early years and development of Linwood Public Library, a subscription library founded in 1909 by the Linwood Citizens Association.
Archive 107, Series 3/1
Unpublished, 1909
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Digitised material from Series 3/1
- Rules of the Linwood Public Library, 1922
- Notes for speech, ca. 1934
- A record of the foundation and early period of the Linwood Public Library, Christchurch, New Zealand, compiled by A. Brettell, 1928
- Libraries and Mechanics Institute Act 1908. Declaration of intention to establish a Public Library. Part II, 1909
- Report re constitution of Library
View catalogue record for Archive 107 - Linwood Public Library
Related material
Linwood Public Library Archive - digitised material
Other material digitised from the Archive 107 collection
Linwood Public Library: The Voluntary Years, 1909-1993
History of the Linwood Public Library
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