The Trade Literature Collection at the National Museum of American History Library includes a number of school related trade catalogs. This catalog by J. L. Hammett entitled Illustrated Catalogue of School Merchandise 1872-1873 w/1874 cover and price list of school furniture includes desks and chairs for students and teachers. Some of the desk styles have a chair attached to a desk while others have a separate desk and chair.
Month: September 2011
Here are some of the newest additions to the National Air and Space Museum Library collection.
The Libraries would like to highlight some new titles that have been added recently to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library.
It’s not only e-books that are electron-rich. Books are jam-packed with electrons, too! Plus, books can be cute, intriguing, glamorous … we could go on … and they have inspired lots of artists.
The Smithsonian American Art/National Portrait Gallery Library (AAPG) would like to share some of its recent additions to its collections.
The Libraries would like to highlight some new titles that have been added recently to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library.
An annual conference attracting over 3,500 attendees from over 120 countries, and with translation services in the 7 official IFLA languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian and Spanish), the event feels like a library conference mixed with a UN meeting.