Book catalogs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Norfolk Athenaeum Records
Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-178
Scope and Contents
One 1815-1842 volume containing minutes of the Norfolk Athenaeum in Norfolk, Virginia. The book also includes a typescript copy of the act passed by the General Assembly that chartered the organization, an original listing of books of the Norfolk Athenaeum (divided by books which could be circulated among the subscribers and those which should remain in the Room), and several pages from the auctioning of books when the group formally disbanded in 1842.
Dates:
created: 1815-1842; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1953
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Norfolk Circulating Library Book
Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-450
Scope and Contents
One 76-page catalog from 1796 titled "Norfolk Circulating Library," containing 1,129 titles of books held in the library, along with their publication dates. The last two pages contain a list of "Stationary Articles Sold at the Circulating Library."
Dates:
created: 1796; Other: Date acquired: 02/08/1933
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection