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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Braidwood Literary Institute : Some Historical Notes and Analysis of Its Subscribers and Their Borrowing Records, 1858-1862
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'This paper will firstly give a brief overview of the history of the Braidwood Literary Institute, concentrating on the issues it faced in its early years. It will also examine some of the records of the Institute, which have rather fortuitously survived and are now housed in the Braidwood and District Museum.

'The records include committee minute books, annual reports, account ledgers, visitors' books, and borrowing records. The Borrowers' Register for an eighteen-month period in the early 1860s has been analysed and has revealed the reading habits of its subscribers.

'A profile of the membership in the early years is being developed using existing biographical information from a variety of sources, which, together with the members' reading habits, will allow some conclusions to be drawn about the success or otherwise of the Institute's stated aims.' (Author's abstract)

Notes

  • Versions of this paper were presented at the Yass & District Historical Society's 'Beyond the Limits of Location' conference, Gaylong, New South Wales, March 2009, and at the ninth Australian Library History Conference, Swinburne University, Melbourne, June 2009.

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Alternative title: To Elevate the Tone of Moral and Intellectual Attainment : The Braidwood Literary Institute and Its Subscribers, 1858-1862
First known date: 2009
Notes:
Version presented at the ninth Australian Library History Conference, 25-27 June 2009.
Link: Web resource Available electronically via the National Library Open Publish site (sighted 2/10/2018).
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    y separately published work icon Margin no. 79 November 2009 Z1663804 2009 periodical issue 2009 pg. 21-38
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Subjects:
  • Braidwood, Braidwood area, Canberra region (NSW), Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
  • 1858-1862
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