Charter And By Laws Of The Brooklyn Institute

Author : Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332457161
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book The Sixth Year-Book of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1894 written by Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sixth Year-Book of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1894: Containing the Names of the Officers and Members, Copies of the Constitution and by-Laws, a Brief History of the Institute, an Account of the Work of 1893-4, and a Copy of the Charter In the Summer Of 1823 several gentlemen, among whom was Augustus Graham, met at Stevenson's Tavern for the purpose of establishing for the appren tices of Brooklyn a Free Library. They adopted a constitution, and issued to the citizens of Brooklyn a circular, in which they solicited donations of books and money with which to effect their purpose. On Novem ber 20, 1824, they were incorporated by the Legislature of the State under the name of The Brooklyn Appren tices' Library Association, and on July 4, 1825, the cornerstone of the first building owned by the Asso ciation was laid by General Lafayette, at the junction of Henry and Cranberry streets. As early as 1835 the Association had outgrown its original quarters, and, the property having been sold to the city, the Institu tion was removed to a new building in Washington street, then the centre of the wealth and culture of our young city. The first lecture delivered in the newly completed structure was by Professor James D. Dana. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.