Title | Catholic Libraries and Public Libraries in the Third Reich: A Reciprocal Relationship |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1991 |
Authors | Stieg, Margaret F. |
Journal | Catholic Historical Review |
Volume | 77 |
Issue | April |
Pagination | 235-259 |
Language | English |
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. |