TY - JOUR
AU - Graham Hedges
AB - 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.
BT - Library History
IS - 1
LA - English
N1 - Describes a library established for working men in Deal, England by the Mission to Seamen for Deal and the Downs.
N2 - 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.
PY - 2003
SP - 35
EP - 38
T2 - Library History
TI - For Those in Peril on the Sea: The Deal Boatmen's Rooms
VL - 19
ER -