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2003 Report Of Gifts (70 Pages), South Caroliniana Library--University Of South Carolina
2003 Report Of Gifts (70 Pages), South Caroliniana Library--University Of South Carolina
University South Caroliniana Society - Annual Report of Gifts
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Swenson Center News, 2003, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College
Swenson Center News, 2003, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College
Newsletter: Swenson Center News
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Harper & Brothers’ Family And School District Libraries, 1830-1846., Robert S. Freeman
Harper & Brothers’ Family And School District Libraries, 1830-1846., Robert S. Freeman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
In the 1830s, at the dawn of mass-market publishing, J. & J. Harper of New York began publishing several libraries, including Harper’s Family Library and Harper’s School District Library. A “library” in this sense is a series or set of uniformly bound and uniformly priced books issued by the same publisher. A leading publisher and a major force in the broad religious and social reform movements of the period, the Harper brothers helped to shape education in American homes and schools. As Methodists they were advocates of reading for moral improvement. As innovative publishers, they made full use of the …