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Guide to the Florence A.E. and Helen Block Miscellaneous Certificates
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Block, Florence A.E. | |
| Creator | Block, Helen | |
| Title | Florence A.E. and Helen Block Miscellaneous Certificates, | |
| Dates: | 1918-1929 | |
| Abstract: | All told, there are eight items in this very small collection. They consist of diplomas or certificates awarded to either one of the sisters, Florence or Helen. The following is a list of the contents. | |
| Extent: | 1 box, 1.4 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | B-17 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
Miss Florence Anna Elizabeth Block was a librarian for the Queens Borough Public Library for forty-years retiring sometime in very late 1966 or very early 1967. For several years towards the close of her career she was Assistant Division Head of the Long Island Division (now the Archives at Queens Library). She died not too long after retiring and was buried in Glendale, the area where, as far as is known, she lived most of her life. Never married, it is known that she had at least one sister, Helen.
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Scope and Content Note
All told, there are eight items in this very small collection. They consist of diplomas or certificates awarded to either one of the sisters, Florence or Helen. The following is a list of the contents.
Class of June, 1923 Richmond Hill High School Montage of individual snail photographs of about one hundred members of the class
Diploma awarded to Helen Block on Aug 8, 1921 by the Browne's Jamaica Business School
Confirmation Certificate awarded to Florence Anna Elizabeth Block on March 24, 1918 by St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Elementary school diploma awarded to Florence Anna Elizabeth Block by New York City Board of Education on June 27, 1919
Certificate awarded to Florence Anna Elizabeth Block on May 5, 1928 by the Queens Borough Public Library Training School
High School Diploma awarded to Florence Anna Elizabeth Block on June 29, 1923 by Richmond Hill High School
Elementary school diploma awarded to Helen Anna Block on Jan 31
Confirmation Certificate awarded to Helen Anna Block on March 24, 1918 by St. Peter's Lutheran Church
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The Florence A.E. and Helen Block Miscellaneous Certificates, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Provenance
These documents arrived at the Library quite by chance in early May of 1985 having been donated by an individual residing in Glendale who recognized them as items which might have some interest for us. She had purchased them at a rummage sale conducted by the Redeemer Lutheran Church and had been notified by one of the helpers at the sale that the Block sisters had once been librarians at the school. No doubt, the items had somehow been picked up by some member of the Church when the last of the family died.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770.
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Access Points
Subject Names:
- Block, Florence A.E.
- Block, Helen
Subject Places:
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
