Wake County Public Library papers.
(Archival Materials)

Archival Materials

75 linear ft. (78 boxes)

Unknown

Finding aid available at Olivia Raney Local History Library.

The collection is divided into the following subgroups: Olivia Raney Library, 1899-1996; Library Administration, 1966-2004; Friends of the Library, 1981-2001; Apex/Eva Perry Regional Library, 1957-; Athens Drives Library, 1977-; Cameron Village Regional Library,1974-; Cary Library, 1960-; Fuquay-Varina Library, 1954-; Garner/Southeast Regional Library, 1968-; Richard B. Harrison Library, 1935-; Knightdale/East Regional Library, 1971-; North Hills/Twin Forks/Northwest/North Regional Library, 1971-; Olivia Raney Local History Library, 1994-; South Raleigh Library, 1973-; Wake Forest Library, 1961-; Wendell Library, 1950-; and Zebulon Library, 1952-.

The bulk of the collection includes materials from the Olivia Raney Library, which operated in downtown Raleigh from 1901 to 1983, and from the Wake County Library Administration under H. William O'Shea, 1966-1982, and Thomas L. Moore, 1982-. Series for both subgroups include artifacts, buildings/grounds/furnishings/equipment, circulation, clippings/scrapbooks, collection development, correspondence, financial records, legal papers, minutes, photographs, and reports/studies. The Administration subgroup contains the following additional series: audio-visual materials (primarily audio recordings of board meetings from the 1970s and 1980s), 2001 centennial, newsletters, personnel, policies/procedures, public services and programs, and volunteers.

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