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Declaration of intention to establish a public library

ImageTwo 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Unpublished, 1909

View images of Libraries and Mechanics Institute Act 1908. Declaration of intention to establish a Public Library. Part II

View complete Libraries and Mechanics Institute Act 1908. Declaration of intention to establish a Public Library. Part II (handwritten) [PDF 505 Kb]
View complete Libraries and Mechanics Institute Act 1908. Declaration of intention to establish a Public Library. Part II (typescript) [PDF 315 Kb]

Digitised material from Series 3/1

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

This material has been digitised from the Archives and Manuscripts collection of Christchurch City Libraries.