Joseph P. Breedlove papers, 1913-1950.

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Joseph P. Breedlove papers, 1913-1950.

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The Joseph P. Breedlove papers document the expansion and management of the Duke University Library after the General Library opened in 1930. The papers contain some annual reports of Trinity College as well as an undated Guide to the Trinity College Library. Correspondence with Library Council member B. Harvie Branscomb includes a June 14, 1937 feasibility report of the resources needed to convert the Library classification scheme from Dewey Decimal to Library of Congress. The collection also includes a history of Wiley Gray medal with a list of winners.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Trinity College (Durham, N.C.). Library.

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In 1887 the Trinity College Library was created when two rival literary societies combined their book collections and added them to the few books already owned by the school. The Columbian Society, founded in 1846, and the Hesperian Society, founded in 1851, maintained libraries for their members and competed in acquiring books. According to the Trinity College Catalogue, by 1860 each society held 2,200 volumes, while the school itself held only 650. In 1887, new president John Fran...

Branscomb, Bennett Harvie, 1894-1998

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Branscomb became a member of the Library Council in 1928 and served as Director of the Duke University Library from 1934 to 1941. From the description of Bennett H. Branscomb papers, 1922-1952. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 162128116 ...

Breedlove, Joseph Penn, 1874-1955

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Breedlove was appointed Librarian of Trinity College in 1898 and oversaw the growth of the libraries after Trinity expanded to become Duke University. He served as Librarian until 1939 when he was named Librarian Emeritus. From the description of Joseph P. Breedlove papers, 1913-1950. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 162128747 Joseph P. Breedlove was born July 15, 1874 in Granville, N.C., to John Henry and Susan Caroline Breedlove. A descendant of ...

Duke University. Library

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