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Town of Harrah, Yakima County, Washington

Shepherd, Preston L. (unknown, 1973-10)

Map of Harrah, Washington.
Yakima Valley Regional Library Informational Brochure

Anonymous (Yakima Valley Regional Library, aka Yakima Valley Libraries., 1979)

User's guide with information about YVRL services in 1979, a list of Trustees, and a map of the district with 19 outlets.
History of the Ditter Building, located on Seattle Avenue in Moxee.

Sauve, Isidore (previously unpublished, 1977-04-27)

History of the Ditter Building in Moxee City, from its construction in 1910 for use as a drug store and community hall. The Ditter brothers sold the building in 1921 to the City of Moxee, which used it for council meetings ...
Bookmobile Service

Anonymous (1953)

Two page internal document with statistics about bookmobile services at YVRL in 1953.
Fall Schedule of the Public Library Bookmobile Service begins September 22nd

Anonymous (unknown, 1958)

A promotional PSA about Bookmobile services at YVRL. The date is not stated, but the schedule listed matches the fall/winter schedule of 1958.
Make the most of your Bookmobile Library Service.

Anonymous (Yakima Sunday Herald, 1958-06-01)

A public service announcement promoting bookmobile services that appeared in the Yakima Sunday Herald in 1958.
Bookmobile schedule increased to 135 stops.

Anonymous (Yakima Herald, 1958-09-14)

A news clipping about YVRL bookmobile library services for the fall and winter of 1958. Photo shows Ursula Meyer, bookmobile librarian, stocking the shelves of a bookmobile.
Background on Library Buildings in the Yakima Valley Regional Library

Ostrander, Richard E. (Yakima Valley Regional Library, aka Yakima Valley Libraries., 1996-02-23)

Community libraries located in incorporated cities and towns, including Granger, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Sunnyside, Tieton, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato and Zillah, that have contracted with YVRL for library services. ...
Statement of Relationship between the Yakima Valley Regional Library and Community Libraries in the unincorporated area of Yakima County (as of September, 22, 1994.)

Ostrander, Richard E. (Yakima Valley Regional Library, aka Yakima Valley Libraries., 1994-09-22)

A 1994 statement of YVRL's relationship to the 6 community libraries located in unincorporated areas of Yakima County. Includes Apple Valley Library, Buena Library, Gleed Library, Nile Library, Terrace Hts. Library and the ...
YVRL Bookmobile Schedule Summer 1953

Anonymous (Yakima Valley Regional Library [Yakima Valley Libraries], 1953)

A typed list of YVRL bookmobile stops in the summer of 1953. The first 2 pages relate to rural services; the 3rd page lists the bookmobile schedule for "stops in and about Yakima."
Comparative Study, Cost of Operation Eight Similar Bookmobiles in Western Washington 1947-1951

Little, Minnie J. (King County Library, Seattle Washington, 1951)

An 11 page paper written by a bookmobile librarian from King County Library comparing costs and factors important to bookmobile operation.
Librarians Prepare Bookmobile for First Trip

Anon (Yakima Daily Republic, 1941-10-23)

A brief newspaper clipping about the beginning of bookmobile service in Yakima. Initial cost was $3500. Schedule and route are detailed.
Yakima Valley Libraries History of Leadership: Bessie Hall

Walker, Terry (2020)

Summary of Bessie Hall's professional contributions to library services in the Yakima Valley, including her major challenges and accomplishments.
Two pictures of the YVRL Bookmobile

Ravenholt, Amy (1998)

Two photographs taken in 1998 of the YVRL bookmobile, showing library staff and the interior of the vehicle.
Library statistics before and after the Merger of the Rural and City Libraries

Gilmore, Helen (Yakima Valley Libraries, 1955)

A one page library report comparing measures of population, circulation, collection size, expenditures and number of employees of The Yakima City Library in 1950 (before the merger) and The Regional Library in 1952 (after ...
Enchanted Valley: the Washington State Fair at North Yakima

anon (The State, 1901)

A highly romanticized article about the Washington State Fair, taken from The State, a monthly periodical published from Jan 1898 - Feb 1902. "Pretty homes, contented wives, and clean-washed children on their way to ...
Family owned busness: Stricklands do own packing.

Fridlund, Patricia (Grandview Herald, 1986-01-30)

A newspaper article about Strickland Orchard and fruit packing warehouse.
Letter from bank cashier J. C. Sanger to C. Rowland regarding Christian Cooperative Colony finances.

Sanger, J. C. (1904-11-23)

Personal correspondence from J. C. Sanger to C. Rowland. 1904-11-23. Regarding Christian Cooperative Colony finances.
19 Newspaper Clippings of Boise Cascade Mill from 1990-1999

Multiple; Nelson, Wes; Dudley, Brier; Wasson, David; de Leon, Virginia; Hierger, Jennifer; Lester, David; Roeder, Tom; Rose, Joseph (Yakima Herald Republic, 1990-05-20)

Articles discussing labor dispute that lead to the closure of Boise Cascade Mill.
Jessie Ballard MacIntosh saw Library as a Working Place for the Mind.

Warren, Cindy (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1979-04-05)

Brief bio of Jessie Ballard MacIntosh (1888-1979), early librarian at Yakima Public Library.

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