Mechanics Institute library accession registers, circa 1890-1907.

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Mechanics Institute library accession registers, circa 1890-1907.

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Mechanics Institute library accession registers consists of 3 volumes listing items added to the Institute library collection, circa 1890-1907. Mechanics Institute accession registers consists of 3 volumes listing items added to the Institute Library collection, circa 1890-1907. The first 2 volumes' entries include accession number, class, author, title, publisher, binding, place of publication, source, cost, and remarks. The last volume lists items by subject: Art, Science, Industry, Literature, and Miscellaneous with the following caveats:"Engineering books can be found under Miscellaneous and Industry. Books on Domestic Science are found under Science or Miscellaneous. Books relating to mechanical drawing and Architecture under Industry. Books relating to Domestic Art under Industry and Miscellaneous."

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Mechanics Institute (Rochester, N.Y.)

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The Rochester Athenaeum was established in 1829 with the "purpose of cultivating and promoting literature, science and the arts." To this end, the organization established a library and sponsored various guest speakers and performers. Still, by 1838 the Athenaeum had already merged with several institutes. Some organizations, like the Rochester Literary Company, it simply absorbed; others it merged with out of necessity. The result was that by 1838 the dominant organization in Rochester was the ...