Scope and Contents The archive contains the official records of the Washington Free Public Library and the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL). The records include photographs, slides, correspondence, scrapbooks, posters, newsletters, blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, meeting minutes, internal memoranda, audiotapes, reports, payroll ledgers, financial information, and other official files. The records document the operations and projects of the library’s directors, board of trustees, divisions,...

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This collection consists of correspondence, programs, newsletters, meeting minutes, resolutions, and other materials related to the Friendship Citizens Association of Washington, D.C. The construction of a new D.C. Public Library branch in the Tenley-Friendship neighborhood was of particular interest to the Association.

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This collection includes publications, photos, and letters that pertain to Alice Hagermeyer’s advocacy for deaf people and libraries.

Content Description The collection contains items gathered and organized by Louise P. Latimer. The items relate to her professional activities as a librarian (1909-1948) at the District of Columbia Public Library.The first series includes five scrapbooks. The first two scrapbooks include full-text clippings of articles and opinion pieces written by Latimer, and published in The Horn Book and Library Journal between 1917 and 1947. The next two scrapbooks primarily contain texts discussing her work at...

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This series contains digital audiovisual recordings created by DC Public Library's Communications Department documenting major library programs and events. These primarily include author talks, musical performances (including Go-Go and punk shows), library Board meetings, and interviews.