Free and Public Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales.
Griffiths, Ralph A. 1937-
Free and Public Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales. - 1 online resource (174 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781786837769 9781786837752
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
Carnegie libraries--Wales.
Carnegie libraries--Design and construction.--Wales
Electronic Books.
Z679 / .F744 2021
Free and Public Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales. - 1 online resource (174 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781786837769 9781786837752
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
Carnegie libraries--Wales.
Carnegie libraries--Design and construction.--Wales
Electronic Books.
Z679 / .F744 2021