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A history of the Linen Hall Library, 1788-1988

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0950898546 (hbk.)
Author	Killen, John 1954-
Title	A history of the Linen Hall Library, 1788-1988 / [by] John Killen
Publisher	Belfast : Linen Hall Library, 1990
Physical desc.	x, 261 p. ; ill. (b&w), maps ; 26 cm.
Note	Donated and inscribed by the author.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-255) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The foundation of the society, 1788-1802 -- The museum, 1792-1833 -- The White Linen Hall, 1802-88 -- New premises and consolidation, 1888-1945 -- Decline, 1945-80 -- Resurgence, 1980-88 -- The collections -- The preservation of the traditional music of Ireland -- The presidents, 1791-1990 -- The librarians, 1792-1990 -- Appendix: membership, income, expenditure and book issues, 1809-1988.
Corporate name	Linen Hall Library (Belfast, Northern Ireland) -- History
Subject	Subscription libraries -- Northern Ireland -- Belfast -- History
	Libraries -- Northern Ireland -- Belfast -- History
	Books and reading -- Northern Ireland -- Belfast -- History
	Belfast (Northern Ireland) -- Intellectual life

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