For two decades following the stock market crash of 1929, reformists and radicals battled over the remaking of American culture. The American public library was one venue for the "cultural front." Librarians were among those white-collar workers experiencing explosive growth, and many joined with the CIO unionists to reshape the culture industry. The South Chicago Branch Library, an "experimental" interpretation of the traditional practice of library service, provided one arena of struggle in the city of Chicago.
BT - Libraries & the Cultural Record IS - 3 LA - English N2 -For two decades following the stock market crash of 1929, reformists and radicals battled over the remaking of American culture. The American public library was one venue for the "cultural front." Librarians were among those white-collar workers experiencing explosive growth, and many joined with the CIO unionists to reshape the culture industry. The South Chicago Branch Library, an "experimental" interpretation of the traditional practice of library service, provided one arena of struggle in the city of Chicago.
PY - 2011 SP - 321 EP - 42 T2 - Libraries & the Cultural Record TI - Memorial Day to Memorial Library: The South Chicago Branch as Cultural Terrain, 1937- 1947 VL - 46 ER -