11.
Rochester History is a small journal indexed only in
America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts. One issue was devoted to "The Origins of the Rochester Public Library." The two articles written about this institution were written by professional historians, not librarians. Blake McKelvey. "Rochester Literary and Book Clubs," Rochester History 48 (1) (2) (January and April (1986): 3-19. Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck, "The Role of the Library Public Service," Rochester History, 48 (1) (2) (January and April 1986): 20-31.
12.
Jesse H. Shera, Foundations of_the_Public Library: The
Origins of the Public Library Movement in New England 1629-1855, Chicago: University of Chicago, 1949. Phyllis Dain, The New York Public Library: A History of Its_Founding and_Early Years, New York: New York Public Library, 1972.
13.
Pamela Lange and Gerald Saxon, "Dallas Public Library: A
Reputation for Excellence, Wilson Library_Bulletin, 58 (10) (June 1984 ) : 730-707. Ann Mashinic, "Keeping in the Mainstream: Houston Public Library," Wilson Library Bulletin, 58 (10) (June 1984): 708-712. "Jersey City Pl's 100th Anniversary - well, almost," Library Journal 114 (October 1, 1989): 28.
14.
Dolores B. Owen, "The Lafayette Public Library: Its Origin
and Development," LLA Bulletin 56 (Fall 1993): 63-75. Christina D. Getrost, A History of the Kent Free Library, Kent. Ohio 1958-1992, M.L.S. Research Paper, Kent State University, 1993. (ED367327) Susanne R. Burritt, The Lincoln Public Library: A Historical Study of a Carnegie Public Library. Master's Thesis, Kent State University, 1991. (ED352965)
15.
Michael Harris, "The Purpose of the American Public
Library. A Revisionist Interpretation of History," Library Journal, 98 (16) (September 15, 1973): 25092514. Dain is one of Harris's best known critics.