Haynes McMullen

American Libraries Before 1876

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

1876 is considered to mark the beginning of the modern library movement in the United States, but Americans created and used thousands of libraries before that date. While the history of American libraries has not been neglected by scholars, none has examined in detail where in the different parts of the country various libraries came into existence over any extended period of time. The present work does that, detailing the kinds of libraries that existed before 1876 and including 80 to 85 kinds, depending on the way the collections are classified.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780313312779
• ISBN-10: 031331277X
• Artikelnr.: 21726531

Autorenporträt

Haynes McMullen

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Libraries in the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
Libraries from the End of the Revolutionary Period through 1875 Kinds of
Libraries in Existence before 1876 Social Libraries Libraries Belonging to
Organizations that Were Not Formed to Establish Libraries Libraries
Belonging to Institutions, Some of Which Were Operated by Private
Organizations and Some of Which Were Operated by Governmental Units
Libraries Belonging to Governmental Agencies Libraries Belonging to
Business Firms and Individuals Libraries of Uncertain Ownership Subject
Matter of the Collections Private Libraries, School Libraries, and Sunday
School Libraries Afterword Glossary Selected Bibliography Index