The Medfield Social Library (est.1786) was a proprietary library in Medfield, Massachusetts.[1] It incorporated in 1809. By 1816 it consisted of some 700 volumes,[2] among them The Panoplist, Mary Pilkington's Mirror for Females,[3] Susanna Rowson's Invisible Rambler, Claude-Étienne Savary's Letters on Egypt, Scott's Lessons in Reading,[4] and George Staunton's Embassy to China.[5][6] Librarians included "Dr. Prentiss." As of the 1880s "a remnant" of the library was reportedly "stored at the town farm."[7]
| Medfield Social Library | |
|---|---|
| Location | Medfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Established | 1786 |
| Dissolved | A remnant reportedly stored at the town farm (1880s) |
| Collection | |
| Size | Approximately 700 volumes (as of 1816) |
Further reading edit
- A catalogue of books in the circulating library in Medfield, with the names of the proprietors of said library. Medfield, Mass.: 1791.
- A catalogue of books, together with the Constitution of the incorporated Library Society in Medfield, and the names of the proprietors by Library Society in Medfield. Dedham, Mass.: Printed by Herman Mann, 1810.
- Medfield Library [catalog]. Dedham, Mass.: Printed at the Dedham Gazette office, 1816.
References edit
- ^ For context, see: List of libraries in 18th century Massachusetts
- ^ Medfield Library [catalog]. 1816
- ^ An example of Pilkington's Mirror (but not necessarily the version in the Medfield Social Library): Pilkington (Mary) (1804), A Mirror for the Female Sex: Historical Beauties for Young Ladies, Intended to Lead the Female .. (3rd. ed.), London: Printed by J. Wright , for Vernor and Hood, OCLC 77989450, OL 20475518M
- ^ WorldCat. William Scott 1750-1804
- ^ Medfield Library. Catalogue of books. 1810
- ^ Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts v.9 (1899)
- ^ William S. Tilden, ed. (1887), History of the town of Medfield, Massachusetts, Boston: G. H. Ellis, OL 16305049M
.svg){kind=icon} | This article relating to library science or information science is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |