Tenafly Public Library Scrapbook, 1912-1950
Dublin Core
Title
Tenafly Public Library Scrapbook, 1912-1950
Description
All items in this collection were contained in a scrapbook. Items include newspaper articles, photographs, legal documents and handwritten lists that describe the early years of the Tenafly Public Library.
Date
1912-1950
Format
scrapbook 9 7/8" w x 11"h
Language
English
Type
mainly text
Collection Items
By-Laws of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly, 1910
Copy of official by-laws of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly written and accepted in 1911.
Certificate of Incorporation of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly, 1911
Copy of Certificate of Incorporation for the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly. Handwritten on the back of the document: "Recorded in Hackensack, Nov. 1911", "Recorded in Trenton, Dec 7, 1911"
Virginia C. Huyler inside the Washington St. building, 1912
Interior view of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly building on Washington Street with Mrs. A.V. Huyler (Virginia C. Huyler), President of the Library Association, sitting at table reading a book. The second photo gives the same…
Free Public Library Association Letter to Members, 1913.
Letter from officers of the Tenafly Free Library Association announcing results of Library operations for year ending May 1913. Accounting of the status of the library including income, number of books owned and borrowed and number of borrowers.
Handwritten list of 1913 Free Public Library Association of Tenafly Membership
Handwritten list of all 90 members of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly in 1913.
Dear Friend vote for public support of the Library, 1919
Letter written by the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly to encourage Tenafly residents to vote for public funding of the library in Tenafly.
Sample special election ballot, 1919
Citizens were asked to public support the library with tax dollars in 1919. The official vote took place on December 29, 1919 and the library then became the Tenafly Free Public Library.
Newspaper article announcing the dissolution of the Free Public Library Association of Tenafly, 1920
Newspaper article details the dissolution process of the Tenafly Library Association as well as the initial formation and meeting of the Tenafly Public Library. Tokens of appreciation are given to two members of the association who were instrumental…
New Head Librarian at Tenafly, 1950
Local newspaper article announcing the appointing of Ruth Garomon as head librarian at the Tenafly Library beginning January 1, 1950.
Picture Book Hour, February 1950
Three local newspaper articles describing the first picture book story hour.