Peabody Institute Library Finding List, 1878-1888
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- Peabody Institute Library Finding List, 1878-1888
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- 1888
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Peabody Institute Library Finding List, 1878-1888
Author: J. Warren Upton
Year: 1888
A finding list for the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts that covers the years 1878-1888. At the beginning there is an index. There are eight (8) classes or subjects. They are: Class 1: Law, Education, Social Science; Political Economy; Government and Constitutional History of Great Britain and the United States; Woman; Her Rights; Ect.; Temperance; Slavery Class 2: Philosophy; Religion; Ecclesiastical History; Jewish History Class 3: Language and Literature Class 4: Description of Places; Geography; Voyages; Travels Class 5: History; Biography Class 6: Fine Arts; Music; Piratical Art; Applied Science; Agriculture; Horticulture; Domestic Animals; Domestic Economy; Medicine and Hygiene Class 7: Natural Science Class 8: Dictionaries; Cyclopedias; Periodicals, Mass. and U.S. Publications Printed at the Salem Press, Salem, Mass. Every book was entered under subject, author and title. First time catalogue begins to approach the type of system we employ today.