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District of Columbia. Public Library

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

District of Columbia Public Library Records

 Collection
Identifier: 040
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,...
Dates: 1896 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1896 - 1970

Friends of Southeast Neighborhood Library

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022.099

Friendship Citizens Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 083
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1944-1963

Alice L. Hagemeyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 162
Content Description

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

Dates: 1974 - 2013

Louise P. Latimer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 217
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...
Dates: 1917 - 1950

Pasqual, Pat

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1: [Barcode: 31172091967554]
Identifier: 2017-040

Series 19: Communications Department Recordings, 2021-

 Series — DIG_00039
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2021-

Williams, Archie D.

 Unprocessed Material — External hard drive DIG_00029
Identifier: 2021.010