Trinity College Library records, 1892-1924.

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Trinity College Library records, 1892-1924.

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Records kept by the librarians and staff of the Trinity College Library documenting its operations. Included are records of accessions, book orders, circulation, periodicals, and reference books. The records also contain a short history of the Library by Joseph Penn Breedlove as well as the brochure for the opening of the new library building in 1903.

2,250 items (5.2 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6909765

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...

Duke University. Hesperian Literary Society.

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Duke University. Columbian Literary Society.

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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 ...