Tag: Albertson Public Library

The Autobiography of Captain Charles L. Albertson provides a glimpse into the life of retired Police Inspector Charles Albertson of New York City, who  has ties to Orlando and the history of the Orange County Library System. His short piece enti ... Read more

Edwina Cooper died 22 January 1965. Obituary of Edwina Cooper was published in the Orlando Sentinel on 24 January 1965, p. 17A. Mentioned in the obit: First Methodist Church, Anna Curtis Progressive Sunday School Class, Altrusa Club of Orlando, Profess ... Read more

ABOVE: Painting of Captain Charles L. Albertson by Mark French. Captain Charles L. Albertson, a retired police inspector of New York City, and a winter resident of Orlando, had for many years been collecting books at his home in Waverly, New York. In N ... Read more

Sorosis Club of Orlando The beginnings of the current Orange County Library System can be traced to the circulating library collection of the Sorosis Club of Orlando. The collection was initially housed on the second floor of the old Armory building on Co ... Read more