Free and Public

Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales

Free and Public
Ralph A Griffiths
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Paperback
h216 x 138mm - 176pg
15 Jun 2021 UK
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9781786837745
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A study of historic Welsh libraries and their entanglement with the movement for free public libraries and the philanthropic vision of Andrew Carnegie. What can a library tell us about history? In the Edwardian Age, Andrew Carnegie, "the richest man in the world," undertook an effort to build a number of libraries in Wales and Great Britain. The Carnegie buildings have never been fully recorded, and some are in critical condition today. To memorialize them, this book illustrates the social, cultural, and architectural significance of the historic libraries that formed the heart of towns and industrial communities across Wales. The book also traces the history of the free and public library system from the first Public Libraries Act of 1850 to the present day, highlighting Carnegie' s extraordinary philanthropic vision and legacy in the process.
Ralph Griffiths, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Swansea University, is Hon. Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society, and formerly Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
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ISBN-13: 9781786837745
Published: 15 Jun 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 176

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