Books and Blueprints: Building America's Public Libraries

TitleBooks and Blueprints: Building America's Public Libraries
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1991
AuthorsOehlerts, Donald E.
PublisherGreenwood Press
CityNew York, NY
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780313265709
Abstract

Examines American public library architecture from 1850 through 1989.

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Contents:
Introduction
Public Library Buildings: 1850 to 1893
Public Library Buildings: 1894 to 1918
Carnegie Libraries of Edward L. Tilton
Public Library Buildings: 1919 to 1945
Public Library Buildings: 1946 to 1989
Conclusion
Appendixes
Selected Bibliography
Index

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