The Manchester public free libraries; a history and description, and guide to their contents and use . 958 Oo /U mmmmmimmfmimmm I i 111 I !ii!!ill!l;!i!tl!!.r iiiliiliii. z -^ D , -J ^ UJ ~ THE n^ancDesterPublic A History and Description,aitd Guide to their . .Contents and Use . By W. R. CREDLAND DEPUTY CHIEF LIBRARIANAUTHOR OF DAYS OFF, dfc. ManchesterPrinted for the Public Free Libraries Committee by Thos. Sowler & Sons Limited LiERARYSCHOOL CONTENTS. PACK Prefatory Note xiii Committee AND Officers xv History of the Manchester Public Library Movement - First Efforts i Speech
The Manchester public free libraries; a history and description, and guide to their contents and use . 958 Oo /U mmmmmimmfmimmm I i 111 I !ii!!ill!l;!i!tl!!.r iiiliiliii. z -^ D , -J ^ UJ ~ THE n^ancDesterPublic A History and Description,aitd Guide to their . .Contents and Use . By W. R. CREDLAND DEPUTY CHIEF LIBRARIANAUTHOR OF DAYS OFF, dfc. ManchesterPrinted for the Public Free Libraries Committee by Thos. Sowler & Sons Limited LiERARYSCHOOL CONTENTS. PACK Prefatory Note xiii Committee AND Officers xv History of the Manchester Public Library Movement - First Efforts i Speech by Joseph Brotherton, 3 Letter from the Prince Consort 5 Speech by Sir John Potter 6 Speeches by Thackeray 8, 25 Speech by Dickens 10 Speech by Lord Lytton 12 Speech by R. M. Milnes 15 Report of the Working MensCommittee 17 Speech by John Bright 21 Inaugural Epic 27 Free Libraries and Education 30 Lectures 32 The Campfield Building 35 Beginning of the Branches 37 Death of Sir John Potter 4° Edward Edwards, First Librarian 41 R. W. Smiles, Second Librarian 48 The Rochdale Road Branch 49 Speeches by Harry Rawson 50, 172, 193 Speech by I vie Mackie 53 Spee
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