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Boston (Mass.). City Council. uously in the Library , with lists of books in the various arts and sciences , " and have , therefore , from the foundation of the Library to the present , attempted , with more or less . success , to carry ...
Boston (Mass.). City Council. uously in the Library , with lists of books in the various arts and sciences , " and have , therefore , from the foundation of the Library to the present , attempted , with more or less . success , to carry ...
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... library officials ; the beneficial results of the change are touched upon also in the report of the examining committee for 1890 . These remarks are inade in order that the city govern- ment may not be misled , as the examining ...
... library officials ; the beneficial results of the change are touched upon also in the report of the examining committee for 1890 . These remarks are inade in order that the city govern- ment may not be misled , as the examining ...
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... library at present consists of 4,500 volumes ; the rooms provided in the new building have an accommoda- tion for 70,000 volumes . If it grow beyond this limit , rooms above and below may be connected with them capa- ble of ...
... library at present consists of 4,500 volumes ; the rooms provided in the new building have an accommoda- tion for 70,000 volumes . If it grow beyond this limit , rooms above and below may be connected with them capa- ble of ...
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... library , was established soon after the Library was founded , as a room connected with the main hall of the Library where books of a popular character would be more easily accessible to the public . For many years there was no division ...
... library , was established soon after the Library was founded , as a room connected with the main hall of the Library where books of a popular character would be more easily accessible to the public . For many years there was no division ...
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... librarian with great care . The qualifications for a librarian are peculiar , and it is difficult to find any person possessing them . When the trustees are satisfied that this position can be filled for the best interests of the Library ...
... librarian with great care . The qualifications for a librarian are peculiar , and it is difficult to find any person possessing them . When the trustees are satisfied that this position can be filled for the best interests of the Library ...
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