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John Cotton Dana

19 August 1856 - 21 July 1929

A highly influential American librarian and museum director whose main objective was to make the library relevant to the daily lives of the citizens and to promote the benefits of reading. He was a public librarian for forty years. - Wikipedia

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  • Cover of: Colorado libraries: tabulated statement, April 1894. Work in a library : the Public Library, Denver

    First published in 1894 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Library science, Libraries, Museums, Books and reading, Abbott memorial library, Pomfret, Vt, American Art, Early works to 1800, History, Public services (Libraries), Abbott Memorial Library (Pomfret, Vt.), Addresses, essays, lectures, Aids and devices, Alphabetizing, Book collecting, Bookbinding, Books, Business libraries, Denver Public Library, Educational aspects, Educational aspects of Museums, Fiction in libraries, Filing systems, Homes and haunts, Japanese Prints, Lectures and lecturing
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United States, Colorado, New Jersey, Plymouth (Vt.), Vermont
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Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), Joachim Cardelius, Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1864)
Time
17th century, 18th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
March 18, 2011 Edited by George Bio, dates, wikipedia, pic
March 18, 2011 Edited by George Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import