The Age of Jewett: Charles Coffin Jewett and American Librarianship, 1841-1868

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Summary

History of American librarianship as led by Charles Coffin Jewett (1816-1868), who served as the Smithsonian's Assistant Secretary in charge of the Smithsonian Library from 1847 to 1855. He was dismissed by Secretary Joseph Henry in a dispute over how much funding would be devoted to the library. Jewett wished to create a great national library,and Henry opposed spending the Smithson bequest on such a large collection.

Subject

  • Jewett, Charles C (Charles Coffin) 1816-1868
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)
  • Smithsonian Library
  • Assistant Secretary in charge of the Library

Category

Smithsonian History Bibliography

Citation information

Heritage of Librarianship Series

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1975

Topic

  • Library science
  • Libraries
  • Library catalogs
  • Librarians

Edition

First

Physical description

Number of pages: 176; Page numbers : 1-166

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