@book{12728, author = {Rebecca Murray}, title = {"This Essential Part": The First One Thousand Books of the Library of Baptist Female University}, year = {1991}, pages = {41 pp.}, publisher = {Meredith College Press}, address = {Raleigh, NC}, note = {Study of the early development of the library collection of the Baptist Female University, now known as Meredith College, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Catalogue of 1899-1900, the first year the Baptist Female University opened its doors, noted the existence of a library and reading room available for student. Includes an alphabetical list of the early books acquired by the library. }, language = {English}, }