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1851 |
Charlestown Mercantile Library opens. |
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05/13/1852 |
Boston Public Library Trustees are first appointed. |
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05/13/1852 |
Edward Capen is appointed the first chief librarian of the Boston Public library. |
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10/01/1852 |
Joshua Bates donates $50,000 to buy books for the Boston Public Library. |
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03/28/1853 |
Boston Athenaeum considers a proposal to turn over the institution to the city. |
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03/20/1854 |
Boston Public Library (first) opens. |
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03/14/1856 |
Dorchester Atheneum is incorporated. |
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01/01/1858 |
Boston Public Library (second) is dedicated. |
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1858 |
Brighton Library Association is established. |
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01/07/1862 |
Charlestown Public Library opens. |
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