Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains official files and records of the activities, programs, policies, and staff of the Washingtoniana Division of DCPL, established as an official division in 1926. The records include daybooks, records of gifts, clippings about the division, a scrapbook, program publicity flyers, book lists, and operational records. Series also contains brochures, flyers, posters and some records from planning of the annual DC Historical Studies conference jointly sponsored by the...

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The series contains audio and videotapes of the DC Historical Studies Conference from 1978-1988 and 1999. Also contains CDs of a PowerPoint presentation with images and narrative of the history of the DC Public Library, DCPL historical statistics, volume 1 (1894-1994) and volume 2 (1996-2004) of indices to policies and actions decided in the Board of Trustees meetings as found in the minutes, and trustee rosters from 1896-2004, all compiled by Roxanna Deane in 2004.