Scope and Content
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
- 1927-1943
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
Abstract
Expanded work with the foreign born establishing a special department highlighting the library’s job of “Americanization” of immigrants. The opening of a Business Branch Library which strived to meet the increasingly specific demands of the booming business community in Hartford, library expanded its branch library system, delivery truck and telephones helped to facilitate circulation between the Main Library and the branch libraries, the effects of the Great Depression and chronic unemployment, discuss the need for a new, modern central library building, dedicated space and services for teenagers, new ideas about the needs of the African American population, the role of the library as life-long educator, a preserver of freedom and democracy in the face of aggressive fascism at the onset and during World War II.
Repository Details
Part of the Hartford History Center Repository
Hartford History Center
Hartford Public Library
500 Main St
Hartford CT 06103 USA
860.695.6297
hhc@hplct.org