Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . JOHN BOYLE O REILLY. From (I pJwIograph by Chickering, in Ihe possession of Miss MaryBoyle OReilly. Page ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS. From the painting by Frederic 403. IN OLD BOSTON 399 of $50,000 for a Public Library. Now at lastthe matter was put into definite shape. Stepswere taken to purchase the Wheeler estateon Boylston Street; in the meantime, the lowerfloor of the Adams schoolhouse on Mason Streetwas fitted up for library purposes and a boardof trustees and a librarian were e
Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . JOHN BOYLE O REILLY. From (I pJwIograph by Chickering, in Ihe possession of Miss MaryBoyle OReilly. Page ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS. From the painting by Frederic 403. IN OLD BOSTON 399 of $50,000 for a Public Library. Now at lastthe matter was put into definite shape. Stepswere taken to purchase the Wheeler estateon Boylston Street; in the meantime, the lowerfloor of the Adams schoolhouse on Mason Streetwas fitted up for library purposes and a boardof trustees and a librarian were elected. TheMason Street reading room was opened to thepublic March 20, 1854, and in May of the sameyear the circulation of books for home use began. The thing in which Vattemare had beenprincipally interested was a system of inter-national exchanges of volumes concerning thegrowth, development and history of each saw that Boston received nearly one hundredsuch works from France and Boston duly gaveback a long list of books to the citizens of there continued to arrive fromMr. Bates a rich accumulation of the higherclass of books. To organize this most importantpart of the librar
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