Overview of the Collection

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Minute Book, 1881-1883

A Finding Aid for the Records of the Deliber Society [1881-1883]

Part of the Local Organizations Collection at the

Finding aid prepared and encoded by Anna Henderson.

Biographical Note

We do not have extensive historical information on this organization; if you have any information to share or items to donate, please contact the Local History department.

The Deliber Society [1881-1883] was founded in 1881 with the purpose of promoting the literary interests of its members. Weekly meetings were held and members were assigned discussion topics, orations and readings. The collection includes the organization’s constitution, meeting minutes and membership lists.

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Scope and Contents

The Deliber Society [1881-1883] was founded in 1881 with the purpose of promoting the literary interests of its members. The collection includes the organization’s constitution, meeting minutes and membership lists.

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Arrangement

The "Deliber Society" collection is arranged into one series:

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

The “Deliber Society” collection is available for research.

Access is restricted to materials prepared by the Local History department staff. All materials must be viewed in the Plainfield Room and may not be removed to another area of the library without permission of the Library Director or designee. Materials must be handled carefully and kept in order. Materials must not be leaned upon, altered, folded, ripped, or traced upon. Marks may not be added or erased from materials. Materials must be returned directly to Local History department staff and inspected before the researcher leaves the Plainfield Room.

Restrictions on Use

One photocopy may be made (by Plainfield Public Library staff) of each document for the purpose of research; official Local History departmental reproduction fees may apply. Permission to publish must be obtained by the Plainfield Public Library Board of Trustees as delegated to the Library Director. Permission to publish does not constitute a copyright clearance. The researcher is responsible for further copyright restrictions. The Plainfield Public Library is not responsible for the misuse of copyrighted material.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Organizations:

Places:

Subjects:

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Physical Charateristics or Technical Requirements

This collection consists of paper documents, which do not require any additional technology for access.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Identification of item; Date (if noted); the “Deliber Society” collection, Box and Folder Number; Local History Department, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey.

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Anna Henderson in March 2008. The finding aid was written by Anna Henderson in March 2008. Finding aid content follows the guidelines suggested by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.

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Detailed Description of the Collection