@article{7778,
  author = {Graham Hedges},
  title = {For Those in Peril on the Sea: The Deal Boatmen's Rooms},
  abstract = {Before public libraries became widely established, local library facilities were provided by a diverse range of benefactors, often by clergymen. This article describes how a particular group of people in the fishing town of Deal were served during the late nineteenth century.},
  year = {2003},
  journal = {Library History},
  volume = {19},
  pages = {35-38},
  note = {Describes a library established for working men in Deal, England by the Mission to Seamen for Deal and the Downs.},
  language = {English},
}