The Christchurch metropolitan library service, 1852-1948
Summary A dissertation by Derek Wood (1929-1991) on the history of the origins and growth of the Canterbury Public Library, from its beginnings as a mechanics' institute, and later under the control of the Canterbury College, and then the Christchurch City Council.
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