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Portland Public Library planning records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 266

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

Access

Unrestricted

Copyright

Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.

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).

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