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Records of the Provincial Library
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- textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the series.
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1877-1945 (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia. Legislative Library
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12 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
The Library was founded in 1863 to serve the Colonial Legislature of Vancouver Island and subsequently the Province of British Columbia when it became a province of Canada in 1871. During its early years, the Library assumed responsibility for archival and provincial public library service, and, therefore, was often referred to as the Provincial Library.
The Legislative Library of British Columbia was formally created by statute in 1894 (SBC, ch. 27) and reported to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The primary purpose of the Library is to provide reference and research services to the Members of the Legislative Assembly, their staff, the Officers of the House, and legislative support staff.
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Scope and content
This series consists of records of the Legislative Library, also known as the Provincial Library. Records include a list of books in the strongroom; catalogue of books in the Legislative Library, 1877; charge list 1892; cataloguing statistics 1912-1918, cash book, 1931-1945; address book; and other library records.
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Records previously part of old N-2 series. Accessioned as GR-0976 in June 1981.
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There are no access restrictions.
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See GR-0975 for additional library records
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Accession number(s): GR-0976
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- British Columbia. Legislative Library (Subject)