Papers and correspondence relating to staff conditions, opening hours, photocopying service, publicity, statistics, questionnaires and library co-operation schemes

• Reference:GB 252 PE/44/Bundle10
• Dates of Creation:1926-1972

• Scope and Content

  Correspondence, circulars and other papers. Includes:

  Memorandum to local government employees relating to the National Insurance Act; 1959.

  Copy of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act; 1946.

  Information relating to earnings related supplement to sickness benefit; 1945-1964.

  Record of daily issue of books for first three months of 1966.

  Time sheet of library assistants; 1966.

  Correspondence relating to the photocopying of maps and musical manuscripts; 1968-1970.

  Copy advertisements for Perthshire Advertiser and other newspapers relating to the auction of newspapers and periodicals and library publicity; 1963-1970.

  Annotated monthly lists of books added to library stock and total monthly issues of books from lending department; 1953-1959.

  Public library statistics as applied to Sandeman Public Library; 1964-1970.

  Library statistics for municipal year-book; 1972.

  Librarian’s annual report on the work of the Sandeman Public Library; 1966 and 1970.

  Estimate of library expenditure; 1970-1971.

  Record of book issues; 1963-1969.

  Notes on year’s work; 1967-1968.

  City chamberlain’s report on accounts for 1968-1969 and estimates for 1969-1970.

  Library Association estimates of expenditure; 1962-1971.

  Public libraries staff establishment and grading census; 1969.

  Minute of meeting of Scottish Library Legislation Committee held in city chambers, Edinburgh; 1938.

  Correspondence relating to joint library schemes involving the town and county of Perth; 1926-1928 and 1938.

  Correspondence relating to joint library scheme involving the town and county education committee of Perth; 1926.

  Copy list of services provided by the town of Perth for county readers; 1931.

  Correspondence with town clerk relating to library rate; 1931.

  Report of library conference held at Dunblane; 1931.

  Annual report of Perthshire Education Authority County Library Scheme; 1928-1929.

  Copy reply to Scottish Library Association questionnaire relating to the financial relations between burgh library authorities and county councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act; 1929.

  Correspondence with education committee relating to two hour extension to opening hours for reference library; 1954.

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