The American Antiquarian Society, 1812-2012

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2012
Author	Author: Philip F. Gura
Language	English
Number of Pages	454 pp.
Publisher	American Antiquarian Society
City	Worcester, MA
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Region	United States
Library Type	Archives and Special Collections Special Libraries
Chronological Period	1800-1849 1850-1899 1900-1949 1950-1999 21st century
ISBN	978-1-929545-65-0
Annotation	Traces the development of the library and the role of librarian's in the Society. Contents: The Lengthened Shadow of a Man: Isaiah Thomas and the Founding of the American Antiquarian Society, 1812-31 A Palmy State of Prosperity Christopher Columbus Baldwin, 1831-37 / Maturin L. Fisher A Love of Order and Antiquity / Samuel Foster Haven A Private Library for the Public Good / Edmund Mills Barton A Keen Scent for an Old Book / Clarence S. Brigham, Waldo Lincoln A Library So Rich in Material / Clarence S. Brigham, R.W.G. Vail, Clifford Kenyon Shipton A National Research Library Librarian and President, 1967-92 / Marcus A. McCorison Bibliography in the Digital Age / Ellen S. Dunlap Leads