Patronage and Philanthropy in Industrial America: Andrew Carnegie and the Free Library in Braddock, Pennsylvania

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TitlePatronage and Philanthropy in Industrial America: Andrew Carnegie and the Free Library in Braddock, Pennsylvania
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1988
AuthorsKrause, Paul L.
JournalWestern Pennsylvania Historical Magazine
Volume71
Pagination127-145
LanguageEnglish
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Critical assessment of Carnegie's library philanthropy. Argues that Carnegie used his fortune to seek "nothing less than full control over the instruments of material and cultural production in America."

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