# Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings: Christchurch records

Every Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings record the archive holds about Christchurch, 14 of them, 1870–1924, oldest first.

14 records shown, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original.

- [Sketch design for proposed public library. Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44423), 1870-01-01, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Christchurch Public Library. Drawing of fittings](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44396), 1876-07-19, no. 44396, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Christchurch Public Library. Drawing of fittings](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44397), 1876-07-19, no. 44397, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Christchurch Public Library. Drawing of fittings](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44398), 1876-07-19, no. 44398, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Additions to the Public Library. Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44401), 1893-04-27, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Librarian’s House. Public Library](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44422), 1894-05-31, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Canterbury Public Library](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44402), 1899-02-06, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Canterbury Public Library. Alterations to fittings](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44418), 1914-05-01, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Public Library additions](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44403), 1923-01-01, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Public Library additions. Details of fittings](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44409), 1923-01-01, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Public Library additions. Details of fittings](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44410), 1923-01-26, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Juvenile Library entrance](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44412), 1923-01-26, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Canterbury Public Library. Additions](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44417), 1923-01-26, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings
- [Librarian’s House. Public Library. Proposed additions](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/publiclibrary/ccl-cs-44421), 1924-11-06, Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings

## Questions, answered briefly

**What was the Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings?**

A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 14 of its records that mention Christchurch, 1870–1924. The full run lives at the National Library, not here.

**How much of the Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings does the archive hold?**

14 records, the #146 heaviest file of the 285 mastheads on the shelf.

**What years do the Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings records cover?**

1870 through 1924, the years the archive’s Christchurch records from this masthead were printed.

**Where are the Canterbury Public Library architectural drawings originals?**

Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from.


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The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=canterbury-public-library-architectural-drawings · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/canterbury-public-library-architectural-drawings
Printing beside it: Star, https://www.chch.live/paper/star · Evening Post, https://www.chch.live/paper/evening-post · Auckland Weekly News, https://www.chch.live/paper/auckland-weekly-news · Ellesmere Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ellesmere-guardian · Photographs / He Whakaahua, https://www.chch.live/paper/photographs-he-whakaahua · Ashburton Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ashburton-guardian · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, https://www.chch.live/paper/akaroa-mail-and-banks-peninsula-advertiser · Otago Witness, https://www.chch.live/paper/otago-witness