Griffiths, Ralph A.  1937- <br/><br/>
Free and Public  Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales. 

 - 1 online resource (174 pages) 
<br/><br/> Description based upon print version of record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781786837769 9781786837752 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Carnegie libraries--Wales.<br/>Carnegie libraries--Design and construction.--Wales
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z679  / .F744 2021