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Dedication of the Main Library
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A wonderful letter from the Library Director, Peter Conmy, to the CA Governor's office, expounding upon the modern principles of librarianship, education and social welfare the new library embodied. Governor Warren spoke at the dedication.
Letter to Governor's Office
Dedication Invitation Card
Invitation to the Dedication Ceremony
Choir Singing During Ceremony
Choir singing at Dedication
Crowd Gathers at the Dedication of new Main Library in 1951
Crowd Listens to Guest Speakers on January 7, 1951, including California Governor Warren, the Grand Officers of the Sons of the Native West, and other dignitaries.

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