An account of some early libraries and book collections at the Cape of Good Hope, with special reference to the establishment of the South African Public Library

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dc.contributor.advisorEhlers, D. L.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTyrrell-Glynn, William Henry Patrick Aloysiusen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Information Science.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-27T12:08:16Z
dc.date.available2012-08-27T12:08:16Z
dc.date.issued1972-10
dc.descriptionThesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 1972.
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the exception of the church, the South African Public Library is by far the oldest public institution in South Africa. It may also claim to be one of the earliest "free" public libraries in the world, and it's foundation in 1818 on the proceeds of a Wine Tax is quite unique in the annals of library history.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extentxii, 240 pages ; illustrations, includes annexures
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/64202
dc.language.isoen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectPublic libraries -- History -- Cape of Good Hope (Colony)en_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations, Academic -- Library and information scienceen_ZA
dc.titleAn account of some early libraries and book collections at the Cape of Good Hope, with special reference to the establishment of the South African Public Libraryen_ZA
dc.typeThesis
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