Identity area
Reference code
JCAF/4/10
Title
Library Card Catalogue Box
Date(s)
- c.1950 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item, wood
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
2018/32
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Contains cards from library card catalogue.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
The plaque on the truncheon which says 1822 matches the plaque on a chair in the Old Library which says 'porters 1822'.
Notes area
Note
The cards included in this container are an incomplete version of the contents of the Library. A note from the Librarian dated 16th November 2018, indicates that when the contents of the library were catalogued electronically in the 1990s at least 10 -20% of the cards had no corresponding books still in the library collection whilst numerous books in the library had no corresponding cards.