Portland Public Library planning records
Scope and Content note
Records relating to the planning and construction of the Portland Public Library. Includes building committee minutes, miscellaneous correspondence and financial papers, newspaper clippings, and promotional material of interested architects.
Dates
- Creation: 1976 - 1981
Creator
- Portland Public Library (Portland, Me.) (Organization)
Access
Unrestricted
Copyright
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Administrative note
In 1979 the Portland Public Library moved from the Baxter Building at 619 Congress Street to Monument Square (corner of Congress and Elm Streets), into a new construction, which replaced the three-story Clapp Building.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gift of Rev. Richard S. Hasty, First Parish Church (acc. no. MS82-3).
Source
- Hasty, Richard S., Rev. (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Portland Public Library planning records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, February 2025
- Date
- April 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository