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The Study Hill Book Club, in retrospect
Books / Literature - Lecture/Discussion
Thursday, February 18, 2010
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room (3rd floor)
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
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The Study Hill Book Club...
On March 30, 1927 at 8:00 pm in the Brown Faculty Club, Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University) inaugurated the formation of what was to become the Study Hill Book Club - an attempt by librarians and collectors in Providence to create a group similar to the Grolier Club in New York City (the oldest such club in America, founded in 1884), the Club of Odd Volumes in Boston (founded in 1887), and the Rowfant Club of Cleveland (founded in 1892).
Richard Ring, Special Collections Librarian of the Providence Public Library, will talk about this network of bibliophiles, what the club managed to accomplish during its five year lifespan, and why it never took hold in the apparently fertile bibliophilic ground of Providence, which has long boasted great collections and collectors.
Cost: FREE
Suggested Audiences:
Elders, Adult, College
E-mail:
calendar@provlib.org
Last Modified: December 31, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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The Study Hill Book Club, in retrospect
Books / Literature - Lecture/Discussion
Thursday, February 18, 2010
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Barnard Room (3rd floor)
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Google Maps - MapQuest
The Study Hill Book Club...
On March 30, 1927 at 8:00 pm in the Brown Faculty Club, Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University) inaugurated the formation of what was to become the Study Hill Book Club - an attempt by librarians and collectors in Providence to create a group similar to the Grolier Club in New York City (the oldest such club in America, founded in 1884), the Club of Odd Volumes in Boston (founded in 1887), and the Rowfant Club of Cleveland (founded in 1892).
Richard Ring, Special Collections Librarian of the Providence Public Library, will talk about this network of bibliophiles, what the club managed to accomplish during its five year lifespan, and why it never took hold in the apparently fertile bibliophilic ground of Providence, which has long boasted great collections and collectors.
Cost: FREE
Suggested Audiences: Elders, Adult, College
E-mail: calendar@provlib.org
Last Modified: December 31, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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