Public libraries legislation and educational provision in nineteenth‐century England

Journal of Educational Administration and History

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-113

  Fletcher, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85064293924     PISSN: 00220620     EISSN: 14787431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022062960280201     Document Type: Article

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