Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Prince Edward Island. Legislative Library
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Legislative and Dodd Library
- Legislative and Public Library
- Legislative Library
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Legislative Library on Prince Edward Island originated with the establishment of the Legislature in 1773. It was originally housed on the second floor of Province House in Charlottetown. In 1905, as a result of a bequest from Thomas Walker Dodd, it became known as the Legislative and Dodd Library. In 1930, following a bequest from the family of Robert Harris, a new building was constructed and it housed both the Legislative and Public Library and the Harris Memorial Art Gallery. This building was replaced in 1964 by the Confederation Centre Library and in 1971 the Legislative Library became the responsibility of the Department of Education and functioned as an adjunct of the Confederation Centre Library.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD 24.1A
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
22 September 2000. Entered into AtoM, 19 November 2014.
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Script(s)
Sources
Acc2332 and RG10