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Salem Social Library
__NOTOC__ The Salem Social Library (1760-1810) or Social Library in Salem was a proprietary library in Salem, Massachusetts. "Twenty-eight gentlemen ... subscribed 165 guineas. ... A Boston minister, eremy Condy was employed to buy the books in London and the library opened in a brick schoolhouse May 20, 1761, with 415 volumes including gifts given by members. The revolution was a bitter blow to many of the gentlemen who had founded the library. Many of the proprietors fled to England. ... In 1784 the library made a new start in new quarters in the new ... schoolhouse. Here they remained about 15 years, the schoolmaster acting as librarian."Library Journal, April 1910 "In 1797 they became incorporated;" Edward Augustus Holyoke, Jacob Ashton, Joseph Hiller, and Edward Pulling served as signatories.An Act for incorporating certain Persons by the Name of The Proprietors of the Social Library in Salem, February 7, 1797Private and special statutes of the commonwealth of Massachusetts Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proprietary Library
*For articles about individual libraries, arranged by type, see :Libraries by type *For articles about different specialized libraries, see :Libraries by subject {{see also, Wikipedia:WikiProject Libraries . Library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ... Type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |