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| Title | Letter to Mount Prospect Organizations |
| Description | Original draft of a letter dated January 22, 1943 from the Mount Prospect Men's Club to members of other civic organizations in the village. In it E. H. Cleven, Civci Service Chairman of the club, discusses the Men's Club participation in the drive to obtain a free public library in Mount Prospect. Included in the letter are facts about the current library and information about how the new library would be funded and governed. |
| Subject |
Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History Libraries -- Illinois |
| ProperNames | Cleven, E. H. |
| Organization | Mount Prospect Men's Club |
| Participant | Mount Prospect Public Library |
| Date | 1943-01-22 |
| Type | other typeset |
| Format | paper |
| Source | 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm |
| City | Mount Prospect |
| State | Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Decade | 1940-1949 |
| AcquisitionData | JPEG, Grayscale, 300 DPI, Agfa Arcus II, Adobe Photoshop v. 6.0 |
| DateCataloged | 2010-02-25 |
| PlaceKept | Mount Prospect Public Library Corner Stone |
| Language | English |
Description
| Title | Letter to Mount Prospect Organizations--Page One |
| Description | First page of the original draft of a letter dated January 22, 1943 from the Men's Club to the members of civic organizations in Mount Prospect. In it E. H. Cleven, Men's Club Civic Service Chairman, discusses the Men's Club participation in the drive to obtain a free public library in Mount Prospect. He encourages other organizations to join in the project. Included in the letter are facts about the present library and information about how the new library would be funded and managed. |
| Subject |
Buildings Cornerstone laying Libraries -- Illinois Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History |
| Organization |
Mount Prospect Library |
| Participant | Mount Prospect Public Library |
| Date | - |
| Type | other typeset |
| Format | paper |
| Source | Mount Prospect Public Library Cornerstone Contents, 8 1/2 x 11 in |
| City | Mount Prospect |
| State | Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Decade | NA |
| SourceSummary | Items placed in the cornerstone of the first Mount Prospect Public Library building at Busse and Emerson Streets in a ceremony on March 24, 1950. The copper box containing the items was removed from the cornerstone when demolition of the building began in 2002. The box was opened in a ceremony held November 21, 2002. The contents range in date from 1942 to 1950 and include newspaper clippings, reports, brochures, and miscellaneous printed items. |
| AcquisitionData | Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 300 DPI, 8-bit gray-scale (256 grays), Agfa Arcus II, Adobe Photoshop v.6.0 |
| DateCreated | - |
| DateCataloged | 4/21/2004 |
| PlaceKept | Mount Prospect Public Library |
| Language | English |
| ItemOrder | 5 |
| CompoundDoc | Yes |
| CollectionsID | 50389 |