Title and statement of responsibility area
Titel
Algemene aanduiding van het materiaal
- Textual record
Parallelle titel
Overige titelinformatie
Title statements of responsibility
Titel aantekeningen
- Source of title proper: Title is based on the contents of fonds
Beschrijvingsniveau
archiefbewaarplaats
referentie code
Editie
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Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Datering archiefvorming
Datum(s)
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1892-1894 (Vervaardig)
- Archiefvormer
- St. John's Athenaeum
Fysieke beschrijving
Fysieke beschrijving
3 cm of textual records
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
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Archivistische beschrijving
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Institutionele geschiedenis
The St. John's Athenaeum (1861-1898), a non-denominational library and cultural centre, was established in 1861, three of St. John's literary organizations amalgamated to form the Athenaeum Library: the St. John's Library Society (established 1820), the Young Men's Literary and Scientific Institute (established before 1848) and the Mechanic's Institute (established before 1849). The new library opened on Water Street in March 1861, with a collection of 2500 volumes, 60 newspapers and a reading room open to both men and women. The library was also a cultural center, holding weekly lectures.
In 1875, the library relocated to a new building on Duckworth Street. The building held the library collection, a reading room, and an auditorium that seated one thousand. The ceiling was painted by Alexander Pindikowsky, the Polish artist who also painted the ceiling of the Colonial Building. The Athenaeum was lost in the great fire of 1892. An effort was quickly made to re-establish the collection and a new library was opened that winter with 1000 books. However, the smaller library lacked public support, and closed permanently in 1898. St. John's was without a public library until the Gosling Memorial Library opened in 1936.
Geschiedenis beheer
Bereik en inhoud
The fonds consists of a ledger recording the books borrowed by the patrons of the Athenaeum library. The ledger contains a gap, from July 1892 to January 1893, due to the Great Fire of 1892.
Aantekeningen
Materiële staat
Directe bron van verwerving
Ordening
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
Plaats van originelen
Beschikbaarheid in andere opslagformaten
Restrictions on access
No restrictions.
Termen voor gebruik, reproductie en publicatie.
Toegangen
Fonds-level description only.
Associated materials
Aanvullingen
No further accruals are expected.
Fysieke beschrijving
The bound ledger measures 22.5 cm x 24 cm and is handwritten in black ink.
Alpha-numeric designations
M-143
Alternative identifier(s)
Standaard nummer
Standaard nummer
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Genre access points
Beheer
Identificatie van het beschrijvingsrecord
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Regels of conventies
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Datering van aanmaak, herziening of verwijdering
Created - April 24, 2013
Taal van de beschrijving
- Engels