• Title
  Photographs of the buildings and staff of the Free Public Library and the Public Library of New South Wales, cnr Bent and Macquarie Streets, approximately 1880-1910
• Creator
  Public Library of New South Wales
• Call number
  PXE 1077
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  approximately 1880-1910
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Drawings, Photographs, Textual Records, Ephemera
• Reference code
  117075
• Physical Description
  1 folder of textual material
  10 photographic prints - black and white, albumen - 32 x 38 cm or smaller
  1 drawing - black and white, lithograph - 30.5 x 35.5 cm
  19 certificates - colour, printed - 29 x 21 cm or smaller
  2 travel documents - black and white, printed - 29 x 21 cm or smaller
  
• Scope and Content
  Contains photographs of library buildings and reading room, as well as group portraits of librarians. Also includes school certificates and documents belonging to Hugh Wright (who was the first Mitchell Librarian in 1910) and William, Harry, Henry & Ada Wright.
  
  Item 01: Staff inside the library
  Item 01: Staff in the library
  Item 02: Facade of the Public Library, Sydney
  Item 03: Public Library Sydney, 1890s
  Item 04: Library facade with gentleman standing in front
  Item 05: St Stephen's Church ('Iron Church')
  Item 06: Removal of library from Macquarie St. (Lending Branch), 7 August 1899
  Item 07: Team portrait of library staff in gardens
  Item 08: Portait of library staff
  Item 09: The Sydney library staff in the Garden Palace Grounds, 12th February 1895
  Item 10: Staff of public library of New South Wales, taken 21st Feb. 1898
  Item 11: Library study room interior
  Item 12: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Hugh Wright in the Walkley Natl School
  Item 13: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Hugh Wright in the Walkley Nat. School
  Item 14: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Hugh Wright in the St Mary's (Walkley) School
  Item 15: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Hugh Wright in the St Mary's (Walkley) School
  Item 16: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Hugh Wright in the St Mary's (Walkley) School
  Item 17: Scholar's Certificate awarded to Hugh Wright
  Item 18: Class Certificate awarded to Hugh Wright in the Sydney Technical College, 16 December 1885
  Item 19: Class Certificate awarded to Hugh Wright in the Sydney Technical College, 18 December 1885
  Item 20: Orient Line of Royal Mail Steam-Ships to Australia. Cabin Passenger's Contract ticket. Second Saloon
  Item 21a-b: Release under Quarantine Surveillance; Orient Line. Embarkation at Gibraltar. Pass bearer and baggage per steam tender
  Item 22: Scholar's certificate awarded to Harry Wright in the Walkley School, 31 May 1881
  Item 23: Scholar's certificate awarded to Harry Wright in the Walkley School, 31 May 1882
  Item 24: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Harry Wright in the St Mary's (Walkley) School
  Item 25: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Henry Wright in the Walkley Nat School
  Item 26: Certificate of Merit, first class, awarded to Ada Wright in the Walkley Girls School
  Item 27: Scholar's Certificate awarded to Ada Wright, 31 May 1881
  Item 28: Scholar's Certificate awarded to Ada Wright, 31 May 1882
  Item 29: National Secular Society, membership certificate of William Wright of Sheffield
  Item 30: National Secular Society, membership certificate of William Wright of Walkley
  
  
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Description source
  
  Items 1-2, 4, 8, 11-19, 22-30 titled by cataloguer.
• General note
  
  Reference Source: A source of inspiration & delight : The buildings of the State Library of New South Wales since 1826 / David J. Jones. Sydney : Library Council of New South Wales, 1988
  
  Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.1108 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1242223
• Conservation note
  
  Corners of photographs 1, 3 and 4 torn
• Subject
  Public Library of New South Wales--Photographs.
  Library buildings--New South Wales--Sydney--Design and construction.
  Librarians--New South Wales--History.
  Librarians, Australian--19th century.
  Librarians, Australian--20th century.
  Public buildings--New South Wales--Sydney.
  Wright, Hugh, 1868-1957
  Adult Males
  
• Place
  Free Public Library (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  St. Stephen's Church (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Shot : 400 photographs, 200 photographers, 3 centuries - State Library of New South Wales (October 2023 - October 2024)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE915645

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