Showing posts with label libraries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label libraries. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Alabama Library Association in 1904

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I began working at Auburn University's Draughon Library in 1973; in 2015, I retired as librarian for the UAB Department of Anesthesiolog...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Alabama Library History: A List

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I've been pulling together some of my related blog posts and other materials into lists. So far I've done "Film Actresses from ...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Two Early Medical Libraries in Birmingham

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In March 2014 I wrote a post on "Alabama Libraries in 1886 and 1897" that described libraries found in the state in surveys done ...
Monday, August 10, 2015

A Quick Visit to Union Springs, Alabama

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One of the towns brother Richard and I visited on our recent tour through east central Alabama was Union Springs in Bullock County. The tow...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Alabama Library History: A Call for Traveling Libraries in 1898

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In September 2014 I posted an item on bookmobiles , one of a series I'm doing on library history in Alabama. Today's post is a late...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Some Unexpected Libraries in Birmingham

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              I recently read an article on LitReactor.com by Kimberly Turner about “The 10 Weirdest and Most Wonderful Libraries in the Wo...
Monday, April 28, 2014

Alabama Libraries in 1851

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[This post is one of a series I'm doing on the history of libraries and books in Alabama.] In 1851 Charles Coffin Jewett published ...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Alabama Libraries in 1886 and 1897

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Having spent my working career in Alabama libraries, the history of those institutions in this state has always interested me. I've ...