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Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales

Ralph A. Griffiths (Autor)

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2021
176 Seiten
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-78683-776-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A study of the thirty-five libraries built by Andrew Carnegie in Wales as an illustration of his world-wide commitment to the public library movement at the beginning of the twentieth century. These libraries and their social, cultural and architectural significance have never been studied before.

Inhalt

Preface
Illustrations
1.The Public Library
2.Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919
3.Philanthropy and the Free Library
4.Early Public Libraries in Wales
5.Andrew Carnegie and Wales
6.Creating Carnegie Libraries
7.Building the Carnegie Libraries
Sites
Architects and builders
Architectural styles
Inside the libraries
Patrons
8.Abortive Proposals for Carnegie Libraries
9.The Carnegie Legacy in Wales
Gazeteer of Carnegie Libraries built in Wales
Notes
List of Sources

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Andrew • Carnegie • Free • Griffiths • libraries • of • Public • Ralph • Wales
• ISBN-10: 1-78683-776-5 / 1786837765
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78683-776-9 / 9781786837769