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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Haynes McMullen |
| ISBN: | 031331277X 9780313312779 |
| OCLC Number: | 42038155 |
| Description: | xiv, 179 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | 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 government units -- Libraries belonging to government 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. |
| Series Title: | Beta Phi Mu monograph series, no. 6 |
| Responsibility: | Haynes McMullen ; foreword by Kenneth E. Carpenter. |
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