Books and Libraries in American Society during World War II: Weapons in the War of Ideas

Patti Clayton Becker

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Library Science and Administration Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact

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Introduction: Imposing Frontages on Important Streets 1. More than Pleasant Luxuries: Background 2. We Have to Act Immeadiatly: Resonding to the National Emergency 3. Moving Picture Houses and Dance Halls: Seeking Support 4. To Meet the Needs of a Nation at War 5. Avoid Frightening the Librarian: Implementing the Policy Statement 6. Praise the Lord and Pass the New Editions: Victory Book Campaigns 7. A Spell of Rough Weather: Wartime Challenges 8. Beginning a New Era: Postwar Hopes 9. Don't Count Your Chickens Before They are Hatched: Surplus Property Proposal Epilogue Bibliography Appendices 1. American Library Association Presidents, 1939-1946 2. Total Circulation, 1939-1945 3. Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Circulation, 1940-1945 4. Circulation of Adult and Chilren's Books, 1939-1945 5. ALA Membership, 1939-1945

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