Hartford Public Library / Caroline Hewins, Librarian, 1893-1926

File — Box: 2 & 3

Staff Only

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection contains the annual reports for the organization known originally as the Hartford Young Men’s Institute 1839-1878, then the Hartford Library Association 1878 - 1893 and then the Hartford Public Library 1893 - present. The Reports begin in 1840 and continue to the present with only the years 1842, 1843, 1845, 1859, 1863, 1867, 1881 missing.

Dates

1893-1926

Access Restrictions

The records are stored in a restricted area and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Branch libraries within city schools and neighborhoods, circulation statistics, waves of immigration and non-English speaking populations, circulation of foreign language materials, discussions of epidemics of diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, smallpox and influenza and how circulating books could contribute to the spread of these diseases, discussions about effects of World War I on library use, the value and need of the public library as educator of the population in a democratic society.