“A Catalogue of the Books contained in the Chicopee Town Library, together with general regulations of the same.”

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This is the catalogue and regulations of the Chicopee, Massachusetts, library when it was first opened in 1853. It initially received its books from a local private literary society, the “Cabot Institute.” The society’s first books were purchased with funds raised at a lecture given by the newspaper editor and future presidential candidate, Horace Greeley. Note that the library is open eleven hours a day, six days a week. The catalogue reflects the organization of books before the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Numbers, no doubt indicating location, suggest books were not organized topically on the shelves.

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Item typeBooks
Catalog
PublisherTown of Chicopee
Date1853
PlaceChicopee, Massachusetts
TopicEducation, Literacy
Social Activities, Entertainment, Recreation
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting; Ink
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 7.25 in Width: 4.50 in
Catalog #L06.079
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A Catalogue of the Books contained in the Chicopee Town Library, together with general regulations of the same. Town of Chicopee, 1853. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l06-079/. Accessed on December 2, 2024.

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