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  • Tags: 1947-1965

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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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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Browsing the Stacks

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Black and white photo of young girls browsing the library bookshelves.

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Certificate for being a member of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs for 50 years

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Black and white photo of a certificate to the Owl Club for being a member of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs for 50 years.

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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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Children's Program, 1965

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A black and white photo of children sitting on the floor and a woman in a chair holding a child.

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Children's Room

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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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Children's room

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Students actively using the children's room.

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