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Guide No. 137:

Branch Library Service for Dallas Report, 1958

Overview of the Collection

Repository:

Dallas Municpal Archives
Office of the City Secretary
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201

Creator: Friends of the Dallas Public Library
Title: Branch Library Service for Dallas Report
Dates: 1958
Quantity: One-half linear inch
Abstract: Report on proposed branch libraries in the City of Dallas, Texas
Identification: 97 – 011
Language: Records are in English

Scope and Contents

One printed report.

Collection documents the Dallas Public Library's interest in expanding its network of branch libraries. The report was sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library on behalf of the City of Dallas and written by Lowell A. Martin of Rutgers University. The report proposed a plan to place branch libraries throughout the city based on population projections and relative costs of building and maintaining the branches. A significant portion of the report includes population growth data and is accompanied by a number of tables, maps, and charts.

 

Index Terms

Libraries --Texas -- Dallas

 

Detailed Description of the Collection

Box Folder Title, Date
1 1 Branch Library Service for Dallas, A Report Sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library, 1958