Our digitisation program continues at a great pace!! This week we were able to digitise the entire collection of the School of Arts / Literary Institute. This includes a number of catalogues (containing over 4000 books), membership registers, financial information, building plans, and various ephemera related to the organisations.
The Stockton Literary Institute was an extremely important local institution that was part of the wider School of Arts/Literary Institute movement. It was a focal point for many community activities as it provided a meeting space for many different community groups - including the local municipal council before their dedicated chambers were built.
Its collection helped to form the basis for the Stockton Branch Library when its collection was absorbed into the Newcastle Council Collection in the late 1960's. Below is a page from the 1936 catalogue. Can you spot the famous author?
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