Made in Newark
Subtitle: industrial arts and civic identity in the progressive era
By: Ezra Shales.
Publisher: Rivergate Books, an imprint of Rutgers University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813547695
Subjects: Dana, John Cotton, -- 1856-1929 -- Political and social views; Newark Public Library -- History; Newark Museum -- History; Public libraries -- New Jersey -- Newark -- History; Museums -- New Jersey -- Newark -- History; Librarians -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Biography; Museum directors -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Biography; Libraries and community; Museums and community; Arts and crafts movement -- United States
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Industrial arts and civic identity in the progressive era
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : cultivating the industrial city; title: The public library as an "engine" of culture; title: The business of culture and "civic consciousness"; title: Demonstrating industry; title: Molding and modeling civic consumption : clay industries of New Jersey, 1915; title: Weaving the new into the old : textile industries of New Jersey, 1916; title: "Civic virtues" and municipal patriotism; title: Conclusion : the industrious citizen.