Apostles of Culture: The Public Librarian and American Society, 1876-1920

New edition of influential work originally published in 1979. Contains historiographical essay by Christine Pawley Contents: pt. 1. The Missionary Phase The Genteel Setting Profile of the Library Elite The Social Ideals of Early Library Leaders pt. 2. Moral Passage: The Fiction Problem Immoral Fiction in the Late Victorian Library The Shift in Attitudes Toward Popular Fiction pt. 3. Melvil Dewey: Mission and Mechanics Formation of a Savior Columbia College, 1883-1888 Albany, 1888-1905 Final Diversions, 1906-1931 From Missionary to Professional pt. 4. The Tender Technicians Feminization: Symbol and Reality The Effect on Professionalization Librarianship, Charity Work, and the Settlement Movement Maid Militant: The Progressive Years and World War I The Decline of the Genteel Library Hostess App. Public Library Leadership