For Those in Peril on the Sea: The Deal Boatmen's Rooms
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| Year of Publication |
2003
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| Contributors |
Author:
Graham Hedges |
| Journal |
Library History
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| Volume |
19
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| Issue |
1
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| Pagination |
35-38
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| Abstract |
Before public libraries became widely established, local library facilities were provided by a diverse range of benefactors, often by clergymen. This article describes how a particular group of people in the fishing town of Deal were served during the late nineteenth century.
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| Annotation |
Describes a library established for working men in Deal, England by the Mission to Seamen for Deal and the Downs.
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