Free and Public Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales.

By:

Griffiths, Ralph A. (Ralph Alan), 1937- [Author]

Material type: Text

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781786837769
9781786837752

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

Z679 .F744 2021

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Contents:

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

List of Sources -- Index -- Back Cover

Subject: 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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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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