Free and Public Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales.
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- 9781786837769
- 9781786837752
- Z679 .F744 2021
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- One: The Public Library -- Two: Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919 -- Three: Philanthropy and the Free Library -- Four: Early Public Libraries in Wales -- Five: Andrew Carnegie and Wales -- Six: Creating Carnegie Libraries -- Seven: Building the Carnegie Libraries of Wales -- Sites -- Architects and builders -- Architectural styles -- Inside the libraries -- Patrons -- Eight: Abortive Proposals for Carnegie Libraries -- Nine: The Carnegie Legacy in Wales -- Notes
Gazetteer of Carnegie Libraries Built in Wales -- List of Sources -- Index -- Back Cover
A study of the thirty-five libraries built by Andrew Carnegie in Wales as an illustration of his world-wide commitment to the public library movement at the beginning of the twentieth century. These libraries and their social, cultural and architectural significance have never been studied before.
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