Fonds
BARROW-IN-FURNESS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Catalogue reference: Ba/L
What’s it about?
This record is about the BARROW-IN-FURNESS PUBLIC LIBRARY dating from 1834-1979.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Ba/L
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Title (The name of the record)
- BARROW-IN-FURNESS PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1834-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Books, Committees, Correspondence, Museum, History Education, Miscellaneous
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council, Library Department</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 Series
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Records deposited on 5 June 1978 by the Librarian, Barrow Library
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The town's first library opened in temporary buildings in Schmeider Square in 1882; it was transferred to the new Town Hall in 1887. The present main library on Ramsden Square was opened on 5 October 1922
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dcbd781f-8e18-4f2b-b104-e15246656945/
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BARROW-IN-FURNESS PUBLIC LIBRARY