Catholic Libraries and Public Libraries in the Third Reich: A Reciprocal Relationship

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1991
Author
Journal
Catholic Historical Review
Volume
77
Issue
April
Pagination
235-259
Language
English
Region
Library Type
Chronological Period
Abstract
In Germany, public libraries were a central feature of Catholic adult education activity and carried on the work of Catholic schools. By the time of the Nazi takeover a strong system of Catholic public libraries existed in Germany. Examines Nazi efforts to promulgate a new theory of public librarianship with the goal of weakening and supplanting Catholic public libraries.
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