Bibliography
Primary Sources
A Collection of the Public General Statutes Passed in the 13 &14 Year of the Reign of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria, 1850. London: George Edward Eyre and William
Spottiswoode,1850. Accessed March 6, 2014. Google Books.
This book includes all the acts of Parliament passed in 1850 including the Public Libraries
Act, 1850. It was very useful having the actual act to read, and I pulled some great quotes
from it.
BBC News. “How wool went out of fashion.” BBC. Last Modified January 26 2013 Accessed
March 8 2013. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8480612.stm
From this source I got a picture of a factory that I used for my Industrial Revolution page.
BRANCH. Going to Mudie's. British, Representation, and Nineteenth-Century History.
Accessed March 10, 2014. http://www.branchcollective.org/?attachment_id=2200
I used this picture because it helped me understand that subscription libraries were more
about the social aspect of the elite. This picture is on my Victorian Age page.
Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Debates, 55th Parliament. January 25 2011
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110125/hallt
ext/110125h0001.htm Accessed March 5, 2014.
I used this source because it gave me great quotes and mentioned the Act, which shows that
the act is still very relevant today.
Dunmow Broadcast24. “New Library opening timetable announced for Dunmow.” Accessed
March 16 2014.
http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/new_library_opening_timetable_annou
nced_for_dunmow_1_895492
I used this picture because it represents that libraries are still completely useful today. I
used a library from Dunmow because this is where my family is from. I used this picture on
my Later Acts page.
Eduscapes. “Manchester Mechanics's Institute.” Accessed March 13 2014.
http://eduscapes.com/history/modern/1850.htm
The Mechanics Institute were important in educating the workers but only in select
subjects. I used the picture from this source because it was one of the only ones I could find
for this subject. I used this picture on my Industrial Revolution page.
Informed Explorer. “Edinburgh.” Accessed March 13 2014.
http://informedexplorer.com/2013/12/06/best-places-to-spend-new-years-eve/
This was the prettiest photograph of Edinburg I could find. I used this picture on my
Victorian Age page.
National Church Library Association Branches Blog. “Westminster Abbey Library” Last
modified September 6 2011. Accessed March 13 2014.
http://nclabranches.blogspot.com/2011/09/spiritual-literature-on-displayvisit.html
I needed a picture of a Parochial library and Westminster is one of the most well known
abbeys in England which is why I used this picture. I used this picture on my Victorian Age
page.
Parliament.uk. “The Lords Chamber.” Accessed March 16, 2014.
http://www.parliament.uk/about/livingheritage/building/palace/architecture/palace-s-interiors/lords-chamber/
I used this picture because Parliament is where the whole process of this Act happened so,
of course, I needed to represent it somewhere. Also it is a really good picture. I used this
picture on my Home page.
Reports from the Select Committee on Public Libraries. The House of Commons, 1849.
Accessed April 12 2014. Google books.
This was a report on the findings of the committee that later passed the Act of 1850. There
were many quotes that I used from here and some statistics comparing British public
libraries to other European nations.
Secondary sources
Galgano, Michael. Interview by Mary Larson. Video recording. Harrisonburg, May 16, 2014.
I interviewed Dr. Galgano because he is a British History professor at James Madison
University. I did not mange to use the whole interview, I only used a couple clips from it, but
the whole interview helped me better understand how libraries affected people in Victorian
times and even how they still affect us today and into the future.
Hammond, Mary. “The Great Fiction Bore: Free Libraries and the Construction of a Reading
Public in England.” Libraries & Cultures 37, no. 2 (Spring 2002); 83-108. Accessed
March 3 2013. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25548986
I used this source because it provided some great information on the subscription library
along with some information on how reading among the elite was more of a show of social
superiority.
Kelly, Thomas. A History of Adult Education in Great Britain. Liverpool: Liverpool university
press, 1992.
Libraries were very important in the development of public education. This book gave me
some background information on the education of the middle and working classes. It was
useful in helping me understand the connections between libraries and public education.
Max, Stanley M. “Tory Reaction to the Public Libraries Bill, 1850.” The Journal of Library
History 19, no. 4 (Fall 1984); 504-524. Accessed March 3 2014.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25541547
I used this because it gave me the background information` about William Ewart. It also
helped me understand how Ewart was connected to education and how the act itself was
connected to public education.
Minto, John. A History of the Public Library Movement. London: George Allen & Unwin LTD
and the Library Association, 1932.
This source gave me information on a lot of different types of attempts at public libraries
and the people who founded them.
Murison, W. J. The Public Library: It’s Origins, Purpose and Significance as a Social Institution.
London : G. G. Harrap, 1955.
I used this source because it was often quoted by my other sources. It was a really
interesting book to read and it helped me better understand my subject as a whole.
Sanderson, Michael. Education, Economic Change and Society in England 1780-1870. London
and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press LTD, 1983.
This source gave me some statistics that I used on my website. It also supplied me with
some background on the Chartist movement.
Politics.co.uk. “What are Public Libraries?” Accessed March 15 2013.
http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/public-libraries
From this website I got some basic information that I needed to start with.