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The first White House library : a history and annotated catalogue /

Examines the founding in 1850 of the first library in the White House purchased with public funds, which was intended to remain there as a permanent collection. Documents the contents of the library and considers it within the political, social and intellectual milieu of mid-nineteenth-century Ameri...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Parisian, Catherine M., 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Published by the Pennsylvania State University Press for the Bibliographical Society of America and the National First Ladies' Library, [2010]
Series:Penn State series in the history of the book.
Subjects:
Libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History.
Libraries > Washington (D.C.) > Catalogs.
White House (Washington, D.C.) > History.
Fillmore, Millard, > 1800-1874 > Books and reading.
Fillmore, Abigail Powers, > 1798-1853 > Books and reading.
Books and reading > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Intellectual life > 19th century.

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