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Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco records, 1850-1894 (bulk 1853-1861).
BANC MSS C-A 176LOCAL
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Title:
Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco records, 1850-1894 (bulk 1853-1861)Creator/Contributor:
Mercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.), creatorAbstract:
Contains correspondence, notices, reports, minutes, personnel files, book orders and inventories, financial records and ephemera
documenting the establishment and early growth of San Francisco's oldest public-access library.
Date:
1853 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caMercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Archives
Libraries -- California -- History
Libraries -- California -- San Francisco
Subscription libraries -- California -- San Francisco
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National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections.
The Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco was formed in Jan. 1853 and officially opened on Mar. 1, 1853. Many of
the organizers were members of the Vigilance Committee of 1851.
Physical Description:
print
5 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-A 176LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.