| Description | These records have not yet been catalogued into the Derbyshire County Council collection (ref: DCC). For more information please consult the catalogues using the reference numbers below:
D1858 - File re proposed use of Alfreton Hall as a cultural/adult education centre, 1963-1966
D2980 - Libraries Department, 1875-1990s, including County Library Committee Minutes 1950-1973, Reports of the County Librarian 1948-1973, County Library Minor Committee Minutes 1924-1960, Regional Library Committee Minutes 1928-1967, Divisional/Area Library Committee Minutes and other records c1940-1974
D4817 - Library Statistics, 1943-1973
D5087 - Ilkeston Library, 20th cent
D6148 - Long Eaton Library, 1902-1940s (see also D6225)
D6223 - Bolsover Library, 1932-1982
D6225 - Long Eaton Library, 1923-1971 (see also D6148)
D6926 - Dronfield Library, 1940-1964
D7229 - Libraries Department: Committee Papers and Annual Statistics, c1972-1983
D7507 - Clay Cross Library, 1955-1959 |
| Administrative History | The County Library Service was established in 1923 under the Public Libraries Act, 1919. The first County Librarian, Edgar Osborne served from 1922 and retired on 31 May 1954. He was succeeded by D.A. South, former Deputy County Librarian.
County Librarians
1922-1954 Edgar Osborne (1890-1978) - see D5063 and D5905
1954- D.A. South
temp 1974-1977 Peter Gratton
-1995 G R Ball |
| Custodial History | These records were transferred to Derbyshire Record Office in a series of accessions, comprising:
Severn Award records (Dec 2017)
Documents deposited for public inspection (Dec 2017)
Building plans (Nov 2021)
Leaflet for new users and photographs of the refurbishment of Long Eaton Library (Jan 2023) |