The history of libraries in Plymouth to 1914 : a study of the library developments in the three towns of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse which amalgamated into Plymouth in 1914
The individual and collective history and character of the Three Towns is outlined, with special reference to factors affecting their potential as library environments. The libraries are then presented by type, each type being introduced by.n appropriate sketch of the national setting and specialist local background, followed by accounts of individual libraries. The libraries are mostly post-1800, and the main types are: commercial subscription, private subscription, literary and philosophical, mechanics' institutes, cooperative, rate-supported, school, scientific, medical, law and naval libraries. The general conclusions reached are: that the Three Towns contained a number of libraries which were amongst the earliest of their type; that they also contained good examples of types of libraries which have received comparatively little professional attention, such as cooperative and naval libraries; and that W.B.K. Wright, the Borough Librarian of Plymouth 1876-1915, was one of the most important provincial founder-members of the Library Association and deserves greater recognition for his work in promoting the public library movement. At the regional level, it is concluded that the Three Towns, led by old Plymouth,
Lattimore, Margaret Ivy
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The history of libraries in Plymouth to 1914 : a study of the library developments in the three towns of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse which amalgamated into Plymouth in 1914. The individual and collective history and character of the Three Towns is outlined, with special reference to factors affecting their potential as library environments. The libraries are then presented by type, each type being introduced by.n appropriate sketch of the national setting and specialist local background, followed by accounts of individual libraries. The libraries are mostly post-1800, and the main types are: commercial subscription, private subscription, literary and philosophical, mechanics' institutes, cooperative, rate-supported, school, scientific, medical, law and naval libraries. The general conclusions reached are: that the Three Towns contained a number of libraries which were amongst the earliest of their type; that they also contained good examples of types of libraries which have received comparatively little professional attention, such as cooperative and naval libraries; and that W.B.K. Wright, the Borough Librarian of Plymouth 1876-1915, was one of the most important provincial founder-members of the Library Association and deserves greater recognition for his work in promoting the public library movement. At the regional level, it is concluded that the Three Towns, led by old Plymouth,
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