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Spreading the Gospel of Books : Essae M. Culver and the Genesis of Louisiana Parish Libraries /
"In 1925, Essae Martha Culver, a California librarian, arrived in Louisiana to direct a three-year project funded by the Carnegie Corporation that aimed to introduce public libraries to rural populations. Culver purchased a round-trip ticket, but she never used the second half. Instead, she sta...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
2019.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Spreading the Gospel of Books : |b Essae M. Culver and the Genesis of Louisiana Parish Libraries / |c Florence M. Jumonville. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a COVER; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; Prologue: From the Ladies of the Clubs to the Louisiana Library Commission, 1885-1925; CHAPTER 1: Essae M. Culver Answers the Call, 1925; CHAPTER 2: Raising Funds for Parish Libraries, 1926; CHAPTER 3: Developing the Louisiana Demonstration Plan, 1927-1929; CHAPTER 4: Two Case Studies in Success; CHAPTER 5: The Depression Years, 1930-1941; CHAPTER 6: The Impact of World War II on LouisianaLibraries, 1941-1945; CHAPTER 7: Unprecedented Growth and Transition, 1945-1962; CHAPTER 8: A Statewide Legacy, 1962-1975; Epilogue: "Look About Louisiana"; NOTES | |
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