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Circular Requesting Donations to the New Free Library of Chicago, 1871.
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| Title | Circular Requesting Donations to the New Free Library of Chicago, 1871. |
| Description | Ironically, the total devastation of the city by the 1871 fire led directly to the establishment of Chicago's Free Public Library. Money and supplies poured into Chicago as the world responded to the terrible disaster. A.H. Burgess of London, with the support of Thomas Hughes, formulated a plan that came to be known as the "English Book Donation." A circular appealing for donations was sent to British writers, booksellers, and publishers and was printed in the London Times. The response was enthusiastic and overwhelming. In all, the English Book Donation numbered over 8,000 titles representing works in the classics, fine arts, theology, philosophy, natural sciences and English history. |
| Subject.TGM1 | Circulars
Newspapers
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| Subject.LCSH | Book donations -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Chicago Public Library -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Public libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Sources
Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
Great Britain -- Relations -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Chicago (Ill.) -- Relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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| Photographer/Artist | Unknown
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| Date of Original | 1871 |
| Time Period | 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879 |
| Repository Name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Language | eng |
| Collection | Chicago Public Library Archives
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Type | Digital image |
| Original Format | Circulars
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| Size | Unknown |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Subject.LOCAL | early years
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