Free to All Carnegie Libraries and American Culture, 1890-1920

Name: Free to All Carnegie Libraries and American Culture, 1890-1920
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ISBN: 9780226850320

ISBN-10: 0226850323

ISBN-13: 9780226850320

Edition: 226th 1998

Authors: Abigail A. Van Slyck

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Familiar landmarks in hundreds of American towns, Carnegie libraries today seem far from controversial. In Free to All, however, Abigail A. Van Slyck shows that the classical faccedil;ades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask a complex and contentious history. "The whole story is told here in this book. Carnegie's wishes, the conflicts among local groups, the architecture, development of female librarians. It's a rich and marvelous story, lovingly told."--Alicia Browne, Journal of American Culture "This well-written and extensively researched work is a welcome addition to the history of architecture, librarianship, and philanthropy."--Joanne Passet, Journal of American…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Edition: 226th
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/20/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 6.63" wide x 9.37" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Figures Graphs Table


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Giving: The Reform of American Library


Philanthropy Librarians vs. Architects Andrew Carnegie


Enters the Philanthropic Game Carnegie's Reform of American Philanthropy


Defining "The Modern Library Idea" Designing the Modern


Library Carnegie's Reform of American


Library Architecture Redefining the Nature of Library Use Conclusion



Making: The Marketing of Library Design


The Culture of Professionalism


The Library Bureau and the Modern Library


The Impact of the Carnegie Library Program Conclusion



Taking: Libraries and Cultural Politics



Cultural Politics in Larger Cities


The Impact of the Carnegie Library Program


Building the Central Library


Building Branch Libraries Conclusion



Taking: Libraries and Cultural Politics



Cultural Politics in Smaller Towns


Carnegie's Reception in Small-Town America


Male and Female Visions of the Library


The Temple in the Park Conclusion



Working: The Feminization of Librarianship


Engendering American Librarianship


Engendering Library Design


Transcending the Limits of the Gendered Work Station Conclusion



Reading: The Experiences of Children as Library


Users Coming of Age in the Small-Town Library


Claiming New Space in Urban Branches Conclusion Postscript



Notes on the Erection of Library Buildings



Carnegie Libraries Sampled in Table 4.1 and Graphs 4.1-4.5


Notes


Bibliography



Primary Sources



Secondary Sources


Index