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Willard Erastus CASE
Case Memorial Library
The Seymour Public Library District traces its history back to 1876, when the Seymour Library Association was established in May. The previous year, James Skinner Seymour, president of the National Bank of Auburn, bequeathed $18, 000 for a library. During its first years, the library was not open free of charge, but had an annual membership fee of $2 to defray operating costs which lasted until 1896. The original library was located on the second floor of the Auburn Savings Bank building (now known as the Phoenix Building).
In March of 1896, Willard E. Case approached library trustees and offered to purchase land and build a new home for Seymour Library, provided that the building be known as the Case Memorial in memory of his parents, and that the library cease charging for membership. The offer was gladly accepted... seymourlibrary.org
...Mr. Case is a citizen of Auburn, but spends much of his time in New York city and Europe. He has recently given to the city of Auburn a public library building in memory of his father, and he has also created a fund to establish a scientific library in the building.
Mariposa Gazette, Mariposa, California, 8 May 1897
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Willard Erastus CASE
Case Memorial Library
The Seymour Public Library District traces its history back to 1876, when the Seymour Library Association was established in May. The previous year, James Skinner Seymour, president of the National Bank of Auburn, bequeathed $18, 000 for a library. During its first years, the library was not open free of charge, but had an annual membership fee of $2 to defray operating costs which lasted until 1896. The original library was located on the second floor of the Auburn Savings Bank building (now known as the Phoenix Building).
In March of 1896, Willard E. Case approached library trustees and offered to purchase land and build a new home for Seymour Library, provided that the building be known as the Case Memorial in memory of his parents, and that the library cease charging for membership. The offer was gladly accepted... seymourlibrary.org
...Mr. Case is a citizen of Auburn, but spends much of his time in New York city and Europe. He has recently given to the city of Auburn a public library building in memory of his father, and he has also created a fund to establish a scientific library in the building.
Mariposa Gazette, Mariposa, California, 8 May 1897
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Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
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In March of 1896, Willard E. Case approached library trustees and offered to purchase land and build a new home for Seymour Library, provided that the building be known as the Case Memorial in memory of his parents, and that the library cease charging for membership. The offer was gladly accepted... seymourlibrary.org
...Mr. Case is a citizen of Auburn, but spends much of his time in New York city and Europe. He has recently given to the city of Auburn a public library building in memory of his father, and he has also created a fund to establish a scientific library in the building.
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