Correspondence regarding funding and construction of the Carnegie building at 140 King Street, c. 1913-1924

Correspondence regarding funding and construction of the Carnegie building at 140 King Street, c. 1913-1924

Welland Public Library building at 140 King Street

Correspondence regarding funding and construction of the Carnegie building at 140 King Street, c. 1913-1924.

Documents include letters from Welland's Mayors to the Carnegie Corporation, as well as receipts and instructions regarding construction of the building.

These documents were displayed at the Welland Museum, the current tenant of the Carnegie building, in 2023, which was the 100th Anniversary since the building was completed.

The documents here are presented in chronological order. Writers include Secretary of the Carnegie Corporation James Bertram; Mayor John Goodwin; Town Solicitor J.F. Gross; Library Board Chair George Wells; City Clerk W.E. Forster; Welland Library Treasurer A.W. Jackson; Mayor James A. Hughes; Architect Norman A. Kearns; Carnegie Corporation Vice-President W.S. Learned; and Contractor W.J. Hickey.

Various writers

Welland Public Library Administrative Documents

c. 1913-1924

Public domain

Various letters and documents

English

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