I have found just the work for me, for I love it more all the time. Thus wrote one of several hundred professionally trained women who carried the gospel of books and libraries throughout the West during the early twentieth century. Pioneers in a profession, they regarded the West as a fertile field for their cultural crusade which included establishing traveling libraries in rural areas, participating in community-building activities, and professionalizing existing public and academic libraries and as a place where they ...
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I have found just the work for me, for I love it more all the time. Thus wrote one of several hundred professionally trained women who carried the gospel of books and libraries throughout the West during the early twentieth century. Pioneers in a profession, they regarded the West as a fertile field for their cultural crusade which included establishing traveling libraries in rural areas, participating in community-building activities, and professionalizing existing public and academic libraries and as a place where they could develop as independent women. Passet uses extensive archival material to provide a picture of the women librarians' experiences. She explores their education, family relationships, degree of autonomy, and reactions to the West. Her account is enlivened throughout by the words of the women themselves. It is further enriched by brief biographies of four women exemplifying the combination of personal and professional goals that motivated many women librarians to move west.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. First edition, 1994. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 208 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, light tiny spots to top edge of text block. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
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Very Good. University of New Mexico Press; Albuquerque, 1994. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Very Good, some foxing/spotting to boards, tight binding, light foxing to top text block edge, black marker line across top text block edge, interior tidy, previous owner name in ink on front free endpaperin a Near Fine, minimal edge wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 208pp., indexed, few b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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