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Title: Pauls' dictionary of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda and vicinity a descriptive index and guide to the various institutions, public buildings, societies, amusements, resorts, etc., in and about the city of Buffalo
Year: 1896 (1890s)
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Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y. : Peter Paul Book Co.
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here. Grosvenor Wbrary.—The Groivenor Library is a Free Public Litrary, belonging to the City of BuffakIt is exclusively a Library of referenceIts building, which is devcted e?clusively to the library, stands on tlisoutheast corner of Franklin anEdward Streets, a quiet location, juaside from the dust and noise of ttmain thoroughfares. Its positiomakes it easily accessible to both tlresidence and business districts, arso it is very convenient to the largnumber of persons who are its moappreciative patrons. The library wjthe gift of Mr. Seth Grosvenor,wealthy merchant of New York citwhose home had formerly been Bave you a pampblet or a boofcmch you want publlsbed? i Our Publishing Department canoffer you every facility. Estimatesgiven from the manuscript withoutcharge. The book can be madeentirely by our own plant in anyform selected. The department willlook after the authors interests andplace the book on the market ifdesired. The Peter Paul BookCompany ^ ^ 420 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO.
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GUARANTY BUILDING uffalo. He bequeathed ^40,000 withhich to found a free public library.50,000 of this was to be set aside asbook fund to be invested forever, theicome only of which was to be usedI the purchase of books. By the;rms of the will no book could be)aned or used outside of the libraryuilding and books of reference and;andard works on historical and scien-fie subjects were recommended. Themiaining Jr0,000 was to be applied) the purchase of a lot and therection of a library building. In 1870le library was first opent^d to theublic in quarters over the Buffaloavings Bank, and there for twenty-ve years it remained, the rendezvous)r students and those in pursuit ofnowledge. in time the old room,lough spacious, became overcrowdednd it was found necessary to procureirger apartments. By this time aDHsiderable building fund hadccumulated, composed in part of theriginal bequest of ;io,ooo, and:crued interest thereon, and in partr the money derived from the sale ofle Mohawk Market Pro
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Title: Pauls' dictionary of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda and vicinity a descriptive index and guide to the various institutions, public buildings, societies, amusements, resorts, etc., in and about the city of Buffalo
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors:
Subjects:
Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y. : Peter Paul Book Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University
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About This Book: Catalog Entry
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here. Grosvenor Wbrary.—The Groivenor Library is a Free Public Litrary, belonging to the City of BuffakIt is exclusively a Library of referenceIts building, which is devcted e?clusively to the library, stands on tlisoutheast corner of Franklin anEdward Streets, a quiet location, juaside from the dust and noise of ttmain thoroughfares. Its positiomakes it easily accessible to both tlresidence and business districts, arso it is very convenient to the largnumber of persons who are its moappreciative patrons. The library wjthe gift of Mr. Seth Grosvenor,wealthy merchant of New York citwhose home had formerly been Bave you a pampblet or a boofcmch you want publlsbed? i Our Publishing Department canoffer you every facility. Estimatesgiven from the manuscript withoutcharge. The book can be madeentirely by our own plant in anyform selected. The department willlook after the authors interests andplace the book on the market ifdesired. The Peter Paul BookCompany ^ ^ 420 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO.
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GUARANTY BUILDING uffalo. He bequeathed ^40,000 withhich to found a free public library.50,000 of this was to be set aside asbook fund to be invested forever, theicome only of which was to be usedI the purchase of books. By the;rms of the will no book could be)aned or used outside of the libraryuilding and books of reference and;andard works on historical and scien-fie subjects were recommended. Themiaining Jr0,000 was to be applied) the purchase of a lot and therection of a library building. In 1870le library was first opent^d to theublic in quarters over the Buffaloavings Bank, and there for twenty-ve years it remained, the rendezvous)r students and those in pursuit ofnowledge. in time the old room,lough spacious, became overcrowdednd it was found necessary to procureirger apartments. By this time aDHsiderable building fund hadccumulated, composed in part of theriginal bequest of ;io,ooo, and:crued interest thereon, and in partr the money derived from the sale ofle Mohawk Market Pro
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- booksponsor:Brigham_Young_University
- bookleafnumber:102
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