Temples of Democracy: A History of Public Library Development in Ontario, 1880-1920
| Title | Temples of Democracy: A History of Public Library Development in Ontario, 1880-1920 |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1989 |
| Authors | Wiseman, John A. |
| Number of Pages | 351 pp. |
| University | University of Technology, Loughborough, United Kingdom |
| Thesis Type | Ph.D. Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This study explores the transition from a loose confederation of semi-independent "mechanics" institutes and a few free libraries to a recognizable province-wide system of public libraries that, after 1900, came under the watchful eye of a nascent professional association, the membership of which took a "missionary" approach to its work. |
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