The first American library, a short account of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1731-1931.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Austin K. (Austin Kayingham), 1887 or 1888-1945.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Zebooker, Eli P., former owner.

Rare Books Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library Company of Philadelphia.

Loganian Library.

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, 72 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, xvi leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : [Library Co. of Philadelphia], [1936]

Contents:

The Junto

Beginnings of the Library Company

From the Charter to the Stamp Act

From the Stamp Act to the Republic

The First Fifty Years of the Republic

Before and After the Civil War

To the End of the Nineteenth Century and After.

Notes:

"The Library Company of Philadelphia has been entitled the first American Library for two reasons - it was the first Library on this continent to be established on what might be called an American plan, and it was the first public library in America, whose books were available to the American people at large. All previous libraries were college libraries, restricted to a small portion of the community and modeled upon college libraries in other countries."--Preface.

"The Loganian Library formed by James Logan, 1699-1751 and incorporated with the Library Company, 1792": p. [63]-72.

Gray wrapper lettered in black on front.

"The Loganian Library, formed by James Logan, 1699-1751, and incorporated with the Library Company, 1792": p. [63]-72.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum has 2 copies.

Athenaeum copy: Second copy from the Eli P. Zebooker collection.

OCLC:

3081481