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Students using Doty library

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Black and white photo of students around tables reading and studing. Picture captions reads, "Prof. John W. Fenet, principal of Doty School, has worked tirelessly with the Library Board in providng this form of educational recreation for not only…

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Librarian performs puppet show

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Black and white photo of a library staff member presenting a clown puppet show for a group of children.

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Meeting minutes in 1947

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Handwritten library board meeting minutes by Bessie Heard; describes the beginning of the library's first permanent location movement featuring cut-out newspaper clippings headlining the movement

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Application for Occupancy Certificate for new library, 1947

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Scan of the application building permit and certificate of occupancy for the new library in the former Fitzgerald house.

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Check for the deposit on the Fitzgerald house

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Color photo of a check from Bessie Heard, Chairman of the McKinney Public to W.L. Fitzgerald and Sarah Newman for the purchase of 402 W. Louisiana. This check was used as a deposit to hold the house for use by the library until the Library Board…

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Ready for check out

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Black and white photo of the Children's Room including a small table and shorter bookshelves. "The Children's Room was a project by a club in the City Federation of Women's Clubs to arrange the collection so it is appealing to children along with…

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Another look at the Children's Room

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Black and white photo of the Children's Room including a small table and shorter bookshelves. "Members of the Art club painted the whimsical designs along with aquiring Mother Goose prints to decorate the room."

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