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Library Scrapbook - January 1945 to January 1949
Library Scrapbook - January 1945 to January 1949
A fragile scrapbook with treasures from January 1945 to January 1949 was recently found and scanned to preserve its contents. Newspaper clippings, flyers, brochures, and photographs paint a vivid picture of the...
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Annual Reports - From Albertson Public Library to OCLS - 1923 to 1967
Above: Cover of the 1960-1961 Annual Report with an actual library card attached.
Annual Reports
The annual reports for the Albertson Public Library run the gamut from simple small reports produced in the 1930s during the financial crisis, to more elaborate ...
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Albertson Public Library - Books and Beyond
ABOVE: "A Woman's War Record" donated by Captain Charles Albertson.
When the Albertson Public Library opened to the public in November 1923, most of the books in the collection were gifts from individuals and organizations. A number of books were also...
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Albertson Public Library - Financial Crisis
Financial Crisis
Correspondence, financial statements, newspaper clippings and annual reports indicate that the library encountered financial difficulties after the stock market crash in October 1929.
In a letter dated June 5, 1929, Librarian Olive Brumbau...
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Albertson Public Library - In the beginning 1921-1931
Offer Made and Agreement Signed
On November 10, 1921, Captain Charles L. Albertson, a winter resident of Orlando and a retired Police Inspector from Waverly, New York, met with the Orlando City Commissioners and a committee from the Chamber of Commerce to...
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Albertson Public Library - Furnishings 1923
The Library Bureau
Library Bureau catalog pages, blue prints, orders, and correspondence provide an interesting look at the process of choosing the furnishings for the new library.
Captain Albertson appears to have made the first contact with the Library B...
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Albertson Public Library - Monthly Reports 1923-1931
Above: Photograph of the 1923 Albertson Public Library.
Monthly Reports November 1923 - December 1931
The Albertson Public Library staff first welcomed Orange County residents to their new library on November 8, 1923.
Beginning that month, a monthly repor...
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Oral History Interview with Carolyn Fennell Senior Director of Public Affairs for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Ms. Carolyn Fennell is Senior Director of Public Affairs for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. She is responsible for communication for Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport including all domestic and international media relations a...
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Orlando Remembered Round Table Oral History, March 16, 2022
Orlando Remembered Round Table oral history presentation conducted at the Orlando Public Library on March 16, 2022.
We welcome you to listen to this oral history collection of Orlando Remembered members.
Listen (31:34)
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Dr. Robert Serros Orlando Remembered Oral History
Listen as Dr. Robert Serros, recalls the origins of Orlando Remembered and the influential members through the years dedicated to preserving landmarks of Orlando history.
Dr. Serros and his brother Andy Serros, standing, served as leaders for Orlando Rememb...
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Oral History Interview with Library Director & CEO Mary Anne Hodel
All of the things in our society that are changing so very rapidly. How do we harness ourselves to those trends, and provide services that customers in our community would want, and need, and benefit from? That’s very critical that the...
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Orlando Senior High School - Senior Class of 1929
Orlando Senior High School
Senior Class of 1929
Board of Education
L B MATTHEWS, Chairman
Mrs. F E GODFREY
C E HOWARD
James H PARK, Supervisor of Schools
Eunice DeLANEY, Asst. Supervisor
Faculty
J B Walker, Principal
Gordon H MAY,...
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