Irrepressible reformer a biography of Melvil Dewey
Drawing from rare archival materials researched over a period of 15 years, preeminent Dewey historian Wayne Wiegand has produced the first frank and comprehensive biography of the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification System and scores of other enduring achievements. Tracing Dewey's life...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago
American Library Association
1996
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Add Tag | Summary: | Drawing from rare archival materials researched over a period of 15 years, preeminent Dewey historian Wayne Wiegand has produced the first frank and comprehensive biography of the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification System and scores of other enduring achievements. Tracing Dewey's life and influences that shaped it, Irrepressible Reformer explores Dewey's ingenious enterprise as a library innovator, New York State education official, and business and resort operator-as well as those aspects many found arrogant, manipulative, immoral and bigoted. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 403 pages, [16] pages of plates illustrations 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 083890680X (alk. paper) 9780838906804 |
Random recollections of an anachronism or, seventy-five years of library work