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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Autor principal: Jumonville, Florence M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Culver, Essae Martha, > 1882-1973.
Libraries.
Librarians.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Bibliothecaires > Louisiane > Biographies.
Bibliotheques > Louisiane > Histoire.
Librarians > Louisiana > Biography.
Libraries > Louisiana > History.
Louisiana.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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