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Free and public : Andrew Carnegie and the libraries of Wales / Ralph A. Griffiths.
Van Pelt Library Z679.2.G7 G75 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Griffiths, Ralph A. (Ralph Alan), 1937- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carnegie libraries--Wales.
- Carnegie libraries.
- Carnegie libraries--Wales--Design and construction.
- Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
- Carnegie, Andrew.
- Wales.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 158 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2021]
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 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 of Wales
- Sites
- Architects and builders
- Architectural styles
- Inside the libraries
- Patrons
- 8. Abortive Proposals for Carnegie Libraries
- 9. The Carnegie Legacy in Wales.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-146) and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1786837749
- 9781786837745
- OCLC:
- 1202741710
- Publisher Number:
- 99988528596
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