A Brief Historical Sketch..., p. 13.
26.
Williams, p. 115.
27.
W1111ams, p. 117.
28.
Mary K. Van Keuren, "Descriptive Library Report To The
State Education Department," May 17, 1913, n.p., Local History Room, Middletown Thrall Library, Middletown, New York.
Williams, p. 116.
29. 30.
"Thrall Library - old Library closed - The Library W111 Be
Open Every Week From 10:00 A.M. to 9 P.M.," Middletown_Daily Press, January 11, 1901, p. [3].
31.
Title of this chapter is taken from "Mrs. Thrall's
Handsome Legacy," Middletown_Daily_Press, July 8, 1897, p. [3].
32.
George S. Bobinski, "Public Librarianship: An Appreciation
and a Profile," Public Libraries, 28 (6) (November/December 1989): 355.
33.
Mildred Parker Seese, "Mrs. Maretta Thrall: Beneficent
Lady," Times Herald Record, [Middletown, NY) July 24, 1959, [library scrapbook copy, n.p.).
34.
"Obituary - Mrs. S. Maretta Thrall," Middletown Daily
Press, July 7, 1897, p. [3].
35.
Ibid., p. [3].
36.
S. Maretta Thrall, "Will and Testament And Codicils of S.
Maretta Thrall," [copy), Probated October 4, 1897 in Surrogates Court, Orange County, New York, S. Maretta Thrali Folder, Local History Room, Middletown Thrall Library, Middletown, New York.