Golden Valley Library Records
Description of Contents
This collection contains fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence, plans, maps, and other administrative records documenting the history of Golden Valley Library from 1951 to 2015.
Dates
- 1951 - 2015
Creator
- Hennepin County Library (Organization)
Access
The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours.
History
Located in Golden Valley Village Hall from 1958 to 1971, Golden Valley Library opened in its current location in 1971. The library is situated in a park-like setting overlooking scenic Bassett Creek. It was the first library to be funded entirely by Hennepin County after the State Legislature authorized the county’s long-range building program in 1969. The current library was first dedicated in 1971 and again in 2011.
Extent
0.63 Linear Feet (2 archival boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Fact sheets, brochures, building information, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other administrative records documenting the history and operations of Golden Valley Library in Golden Valley, Minnesota, from 1951 to 2011. Golden Valley Library is part of the Hennepin County Library.
Custodial History
Portions of this collection (accession 2018.16) were previously managed by Hennepin County Library Officially Withdrawn, an organization for retired and former staff of Hennepin County Library and Minneapolis Public Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection contains materials transferred to the archives by Hennepin County Library administration in 2017 as accession 2018.38 and in 2018 as accession 2018.16.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by KP McClintock, supervised by Jenna Jacobs, from September to December 2018.
- Golden Valley (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hennepin County Library Institutional Archive Collections Subject Source: Local sources
- Hennepin County Library. Golden Valley
- Libraries -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Public libraries -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Golden Valley Library Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- KP McClintock and Jenna Jacobs
- Date
- December 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
