Folder 1: Printed notices to readers, copies of bookplates, including Frederick John Horniman and Emslie J. Horniman
Folder 2: Correspondence regarding lending of books to public (1954), publibity letter to be sent to educational institutions (1953), building open access library shelves and the implications of this (1952-1953), application for approval to The Library Association (1947), purchase of books from Cranmore Museum (1947-1948), list of stock evacuated and damaged during World War II (1939-1946).
Folder 3: Library information leaflets and handouts for visitors and researchers (1930-c.1980), copy of article wriiten by R. E. R. Banks on The Horniman Museum Library
Folder 4: Documents produced by David Allen (Librarian) regarding acquisition policy, cataloguing and classification, stock editing, library organisation and staffing and rules. Also includes various documents on the use of commercial recordings in displays of musical instruments.
Folder 5: Library acquisitions, mainly donations and bequests.
Horniman Library acquisitions and administrative records
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