Central Library
1851-2008
Archives
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The first rate-supported library in Manchester was inaugurated on the 2 Sep 1852 in the Hall of Science, Campfield. Over the years the site of the building has changed numerous times until a permanent home was built in St Peters Square. The functions and departments that the Central Library has provided have also changed and expanded to include, for example, the Henry Watson Music Library, Manchester City Archives, the Networks Centre [Computer Suite] and services for individual communities such as the Chinese Library and the Visually Impaired Unit. See department series for more details. See also M740/2/8/2/47-48, 51-54
Arrangement:
The section is arranged by site and by department. The arrangement of material within each site subsection (M740/8/1-4) is mainly according to original order. Any records which have been retained in the site subsection, where they were filed, but which were produced by a discreet department, have been cross-referenced from the department. The rest of the section is arranged into the department which produced the records (M740/8/5-17).
Related Material:See http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1062&documentID=1212 for an online exhibition of the Central Library's history and architecture
Title:
Central Library
Date of work:
1851-2008
Reference number:
GB127.M740/8
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Part of:
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Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedThis material is stored off site and we require 2 weeks' notice in order to retrieve it.
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7220558
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