Williamstown (Vt.) library inventory, [circa 1903]-1907

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

This manuscript contains a list of books purchased by a small library apparently located in Williamstown, Vermont, kept roughly between 1903-1907. The volume includes authors' names, two pages of patrons' names, and which books the patrons checked out.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Bossio, April 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

This manuscript contains a list of books purchased by a small library apparently located in Williamstown, Vermont, kept roughly between 1903-1907. The volume includes authors' names, two pages of patrons' names, and which books the patrons checked out. There are approximately 26 pages of written content; the rest of the volume is blank.

Subjects appear to include religious subjects, fiction (i.e. Louisa May Alcott), and nonfiction.

Biographical / Historical:

The presence of Arlene Jeffords and May Martin in the volume suggests that the library was located in Williamstown, Vermont. No additional historical or biographical information is available for this finding aid.

Acquisition Information:

2021. M-7259 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Bibliography

"Arlene M Jeffords", 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

"May Martin," 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Books and reading--Vermont--History--20th century.
Libraries--History--20th century.
Libraries--Inventories.

Formats:

Inventories.
Lists (document genres)

Places:

Williamstown (Vt.)--20th century.