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Henry Hobson Richardson and the Small Public Library in America: A Study in Typology
Henry Hobson Richardson and the Small Public Library in America A Study in Typology
Author: Kenneth A. Breisch
One natural outcome of the educational reform movement of the 1840s was the growth of the American public library. Though the first public libraries were housed in post offices and town halls, even in local drug stores, growing book collections soon forced cities and towns to recognize the need for larger, more appropriate buildings. Some 450 pu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262024167
ISBN-10: 0262024160
Publication Date: 4/4/1997
Pages: 400
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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