The first White House library
Subtitle: a history and annotated catalog
By: edited by Catherine M. Parisian.
Contributors: Parisian, Catherine M., 1963-
Series: Penn State studies in the history of the book
Publisher: Published by the Pennsylvania State University Press for the Bibliographical Society of America and the National First Ladies' Library
Published: 2010
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271037134
Subjects: Fillmore, Millard, -- 1800-1874 -- Books and reading; Fillmore, Abigail Powers, -- 1798-1853 -- Books and reading; White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Libraries -- Washington, D.C. -- History; Libraries -- Washington, D.C. -- Catalogs; Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
Genres: Catalogs
Description: "Examines the founding in 1850 of the first library in the White House purchased with public funds, which was intended to remain there as a permanent collection. Documents the contents of the library and considers it within the political, social, and intellectual milieu of mid-nineteenth-century America"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.