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Fine reminder postcard from Edinburgh Libraries
Unknown, 1961, Document
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Fine reminder postcard from Edinburgh Libraries
Fine reminder postcard from Edinburgh Libraries
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35572
Title
Fine reminder postcard from Edinburgh Libraries
Description
Dear Sir (or Madam),
I beg to remind you that recently you incurred a fine of....... on an overdue book. I should be obliged if you would call at the above Library to pay the fine and claim your reader's ticket.
Yours faithfully
C. S. Minto
City Librarian and Curator
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Unknown
Date
1961
Size
7.6 x 12.7 cm
Type
Document
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Charles S. Minto was City Librarian and Curator from 1953 to 1970. He was the first City Librarian to have followed his entire career within the Edinburgh library service, and his years in office saw many new developments with expansion of facilities at the Central Library, increased branch and mobile library provision, and improved services to children, the housebound and hospital patients. In the wider field of Scottish Librarianship, C. S. Minto also served as President of the Scottish Library Association.
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