American Library in Paris

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The American Library in Paris is the largest English-language lending library on the European mainland. The library was established in 1920 under the auspices of the American Library Association's Library War Service with a core collection of books and periodicals donated by American libraries to United States armed forces personnel serving their allies in World War I.

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Correspondence between Mrs. Richard E. Myers and Belle Greene, 1946 Apr. 2, 10, 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn John Foster Carr papers, 1801-1940, 1909-1940 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Burton Egbert Stevenson Papers, 1900-1951 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Ruth McBirney Papers, 1897-1991 Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf John Foster Carr papers, 1801-1940, 1909-1940 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Carr, John Foster, 1869-1939. person
associatedWith McBirney, Ruth, 1918-1991. person
correspondedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 person
associatedWith Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872-1962. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Paris A8 FR
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Libraries
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Establishment 1920

Americans

English

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