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BRONX SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 



HISTORICAL NOTE. 



At the various meetings held in Trinity Congregational Church 

 Parlors in [900 and 1901, which resulted in the organization and 

 incorporation of the Bronx Free Library, there were earnest dis- 

 cussions as to various kinds of institutional work which needed to 

 be done in the Borough, and the part which that organization 

 should undertake. The name first adopted b) the organization 

 was " The Bronx Free Libran and Institute." The word " In- 

 stitute " was afterwards dropped at the request of the State Board 

 of Regents, in granting papers of incorporation. The larger 

 undertaking implied by the longer title was never lost to view. 

 though the immediate and enlarging success of the library pre- 

 vented any extension of the work beyond the maintenance of a 

 reference and circulating library, and a public reading room. In 

 July, 1905. this work was transferred to the Tremont Branch of 

 the Xew York Public Library. At a meeting of the board, held 

 October 9, 1905, it was informally agreed by the members present 

 to endeavor to found in the Bronx an Institute of Arts and 

 Sciences, and that to do this work successfully a larger organiza- 

 tion would be required. Accordingly the board elected Rev. F. 

 Barrows Makepeace and Dr. X. L. Britton a committee to call a 

 meeting of about twenty men for conference. The meeting was 

 called, and held on ( )ctober 14th, 1905, in response to the letters 

 of invitation issued by the committee. 



ORGANIZATK )N. 



In acceptance of a letter of invitation issued by a committee of 

 the trustees of the Bronx Free Library, a meeting was held in As- 

 sembly Hall, Tremont Branch of the Xew York Public Library, 



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