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A true politician : Rebecca Browning Rankin, municipal reference librarian of the City of New York, 1920-1952 / by Barry W. Seaver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seaver, Barry William.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rankin, Rebecca B. (Rebecca Browning), 1887-1965.
- Rankin, Rebecca B.
- Special Libraries Association.
- New York Public Library. Municipal Reference Library.
- Librarians--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Librarians.
- New York Public Library. Municipal Reference Library--Biography.
- New York Public Library.
- Municipal reference libraries--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
- Municipal reference libraries.
- History.
- New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1898-1951.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- Politics and government.
- Special Libraries Association--Biography.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- v, 218 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]
- Summary:
- Rebecca Browning Rankin, who supervised the New York Municipal Reference Library for 32 years, was a politician in the best sense of the word. Serving in many key policy-making positions, both on mayoral committees and in professional organizations, Rankin was an excellent lobbyist for the role of information in educating the electorate. She published numerous articles and books on city government and libraries and delivered weekly radio speeches on WNYC from 1928 to 1938. Her career as a librarian, author and radio commentator demonstrates the use of research in the formation of public policy decisions and provides a unique perspective on politics in New York.
- Drawing on primary sources in the archives of the New York Public Library and the City of New York, the book examines the city's political history during the first half of the twentieth century and illuminates the relationship of the local government with one of its great cultural institutions, the New York Public Library.
- Contents:
- Rankin and the Municipal Reference Library
- Rankin and the Special Libraries Association
- The Municipal Reference Library, civic education, and WNYC
- Rankin and Mayor La Guardia : publications and policies
- Rankin and La Guardia : pensions and committees
- International affairs and the creation of the municipal archives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786416343
- OCLC:
- 53068513
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