The American Antiquarian Society, 1812-2012
Subtitle: a bicentennial history
By: Philip F. Gura
Publisher: American Antiquarian Society
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Worcester, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9781929545650
Subjects: Anniversaries; American Antiquarian Society; History
Description: "This volume traces the development of the library and the role the Society's librarians have played as collectors, scholars of American writing and publishing, and stewards of the nation's history. Readers will meet Isaiah Thomas and his successors at the Society's helm: Christopher Columbus Baldwin, Samuel Foster Haven, Edmund Mills Barton, Clarence Brigham, Clifford K. Shipton, Marcus A. McCorison, and Ellen S. Dunlap. Each has moved the Society forward by deftly matching the institution's needs with local and national developments. The Society celebrates its bicentennial as a leading independent research library, a pioneer in the digitization of its collections, and a center of scholarship for the study of American history and culture."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.