Catholic Libraries and Public Libraries in the Third Reich: A Reciprocal Relationship
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| Year of Publication |
1991
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| Journal |
Catholic Historical Review
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| Volume |
77
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| Issue |
April
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| Pagination |
235-259
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| Language |
English
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| 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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