Library Annual Reports

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Monterey Public Library

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Library Annual Reports

Dates: 1926-1970

Collection Number: ARC 539

Creator/Collector:

Extent: .05 linear ft. : 25 folders in 2 document cases

Repository: Monterey Public Library

Monterey, California 93940

Abstract: Library Monthly and Annual Reports, 1922-1970.

Language of Material: English

Access

By appointment only; Contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.

Publication Rights

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Library Annual Reports. Collection Number: ARC 539. Monterey Public Library

Scope and Content of Collection

Collection consists of 5 folders : Folder 1 contains Library "Departmental Budget" summeries for fiscal years "1922/23 to 1936/37" and Library and Branch Library Budgets 1927-46" (1936-46). Folder 2 contains correspondence and summaries referring to the increased number of patarons at the beginning of the Second World War, budget allocations, estimated building and collection values, library activity and circulation reports (1936-1946). Folder 3 consists of stapled Annual Reports, 1947-1952. Folder 4: small mimeographed or printed Annual Report pamphlets for FY 1952/53 to FY 1968-1969. Folder 5 contains typed or mimeographed staff meeting notes from 1965 to 1970.