Date Original
1906
Description
This collection contains a copy of Legal Ordinance Number 709 to establish and maintain a free public library in Fort Smith, Arkansas dated March 5, 1906.
Biographical/Historical Note
In 1904 the Fort Smith Reading Room Association and the Fort nightly Library Association formed a permanent organization, named the Fort Smith Public Library Association. The association’s purpose was to raise money for a new library building. Legal ordinance No. 709 passed on March 5, 1906 to appropriate 2500 dollars annually for a free public library. After securing a grant from the Carnegie Foundation, the library, the first Carnegie library in the state, was constructed in 1907.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Fort Smith, Sebastian County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.026.012
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Fort Smith, Arkansas, public library ordinance, SMC.026.012
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Fort Smith, Arkansas, public library ordinance, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
