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Carnegie Corporation of New York provides funding of $10, 000 to build what is now the Weston Branch of the Toronto Public Library. Correspondence via R.A. Franks, Treasurer of the Carnegie Corporation.

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A copy of an account of monies spend on the construction of the Weston Library building.

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A price list for periodicals subscribed to by the Weston Public Library, between January 1, 1915 and December 31, 1915. There are also notations for periodicals that were omitted or not renewed.

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A written account of monies spent on the Weston Library during 1914, by Joseph Nason. This document appears to be a rough draft of sorts, Nason having jotted down sums spent on book support, hardware and postage among other things.

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This letter from Joseph Nason (Chairman, Weston Library Board), addressed to R.A. Franks (Treasurer, Carnegie Corporation) is a request for a total of $2312 dollars in funding from the Carnegie Corporation, on behalf of the Management of the Weston…

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This document lists expenditures for the purchase of library materials. These figures, complied by Walter R. Nursery (Inspector of Libraries), pertain to spending in 1914 for materials purchased the previous year.
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This document lists expenditures for the purchase of library materials. These figures, complied by Walter R. Nursery (Inspector of Libraries), pertain to spending in 1915 for materials purchased the previous year.

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This receipt, made out to Miss. Ruth Rothery (Librarian, Weston Public Library), is for five dozen steel book supports that the library purchased for $10.05.

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This document is certification that George Sainsbury and the architects Lindsay, Brydon & Greig are entitled to payment from the Carnegie Corporation for the work done and material supplied for the construction of the Weston Library.

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This form - unsigned and thus presumably incomplete - is a formal application for a legislative grant for the Weston Mechanics' Institute. On the form, the amount that will be raised from member subscriptions, municipal aid among other sources are…
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