Agency:
Tasmanian Library Association
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 May 1928
End Date:
01 Jan 1950
Description:
The Tasmanian Library Assocation was established in May 1928, as part of moves to form a Federal Library Association. With Professor E. Morris Miller as President, the Association was active in promoting the Carnegie Corporation's 1934 survey of Australian libraries that led to the formation of the Free Library Movement.
Information Sources:
'Public Library Board: forming of a Libraries Association', Mercury (Hobart), 1 May 1928, p.10
Functions Performed:
Arts and culture
Related Agencies:
| Tasmanian Free Library Movement (NG147) | 01 Jan 1938 |
| Library Association of Australia - Tasmanian Branch (NG481) | 01 Jan 1949 | 31 Dec 1989 |
Series Created By Agency:
| NS5697 Membership Records | 01 May 1928 | 01 Oct 1928 |