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The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in the U.S. state of Michigan by volumes held (after the University of Michigan Library) and the 12th-largest public library system in the United States. [2]
The Burton Historical Collection (BHC) of the Detroit Public Library began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton, a prominent attorney and Detroit historiographer. Mr. Burton’s original intention was to assemble a collection on the history of Detroit.
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The Detroit Public Library began in a single room of the old state Capitol building in Capitol Park, opening March 25, 1865, as the Civil War wound down. Detroit had only about 45,000 people -- and many of them couldn’t read. But as Detroit blossomed into a metropolis, its library grew with it.
For those in the know, the Detroit Public Library's special collections are great places to research local history, browse through pictures of what Detroit looked like before cars were king, or just spend some quiet time reading and reflecting.
Housed at the Detroit Public Library Main Branch, the Burton Historical Collection (BHC) began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton, a prominent attorney and Detroit historiographer.
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