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Temples of democracy: a history of public library development in Ontario : 1880 - 1920
thesis
posted on 2013-06-11, 14:04 authored by John A. WisemanThe forty years from 1880 to 1920 were probably the
most significant for public library development in Ontario,
underscored by a marked deficiency of these institutions in
the other Canadian provinces. This study explores the
transition from a loose confederation of semi-independent
mechanics" institutes and a few free libraries to a
recognizable province-wide system of public libraries that,
after 1900, came under the watchful eye of a nascent
professional association, the membership of which took a
"missionary" approach to its work [continued]…
History
School
- Science
Department
- Information Science
Publisher
© John A. WisemanPublication date
1989Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.352974Language
- en