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[Bookplate for Brockville Public Library]

Description

In black ink on white paper, the bookplate consists of the seal of Brockville, incorporating scenes of ships, trains, beehives, and a beaver, in the upper right corner and black text.

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Title
[Bookplate for Brockville Public Library]
Date Created
[not after 1895]
Description
In black ink on white paper, the bookplate consists of the seal of Brockville, incorporating scenes of ships, trains, beehives, and a beaver, in the upper right corner and black text.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 10.1 x 8.8 cm
Geographic Location
Brockville (Ont.)
Person Or Corporation
Brockville Public Library
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
The Brockville Public Library (BPL) was officially formed in July 1895 out of the Brockville Mechanic's Institute (founded 1842). For some time before this official founding, the library existed alongside the Mechanic's Institute as the Brockville Library Association. In 1902 the BPL received a grant from Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie to build a new library, which was officially opened in 1904. The library was expanded in 1971 and again in 1994-6. The bookplate was rather heavily damaged ; the back has been repaired with small glued paper strips. On the back can also been seen the reverse image of the manuscript notes from bookplate BP MUR CAN I B7635e. Paper remnants indicate that bookplate B7635d was at one point glued on top of B7635e. This provides a valuable clue as to the history of the bookplates and the evolution of the institution. In ink on recto, indicating shelf number: '190 V.' In ink on recto, indicating accession number: '3776'
References:
1) Brockville Public Library. 'Expansion Project Summary.' Brockville Public Library. http://www.brockvillelibrary.ca/expansion.htm
2) Brockville Public Library. 'History of the Library.' Brockville Public Library. http://www.brockvillelibrary.ca/history.htm
3) Lewis, Rev. J. Travers, LLD. A Lecture Delivered Before the Brockville Library Association and Mechanics' Institute: Introductory to the course of lectures for 1855. Brockville, Québec: David Wylie, printer, 1855. Accessed at http://archive.org/details/cihm_47059.
Identifier
BP MUR CAN I B7635d; BP_MUR_CAN_I_B7635d
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN I B7635d
Date Available
2013
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215755
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca