Record #:

8456

Author(s):

Rehder, Barbara Beeland

Abstract:

Rehder divides her discussion of early North Carolina libraries into three types. First to be established were parochial-public libraries. These were books that were sent to ministers by England's Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Eventually these books met the needs of the whole community and became public property. Second were private libraries of individual citizens. Wills, inventories, existing collections, and a few books in the hands of descendants help to identify the books' original owners. Third was the Cape Fear Library. A group of area gentlemen donated a fee each year for the purchase of books, newspapers, and periodicals, and the acquisition of a reading room to hold them. This library lasted until 1781, when British soldiers and North Carolina Militia soldiers stole much of the material.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Feb 1964, p3-7, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Libraries--Cape Fear Region--History--18th century