Nantucket Atheneum Podcast

The Shelves of Yore: Introducing "The Shelves of Yore"

February 14, 2022 Nantucket Atheneum Season 2
Nantucket Atheneum Podcast
The Shelves of Yore: Introducing "The Shelves of Yore"
Show Notes

Adult Programs Coordinator Janet Forest sits down with Reference Library Associate Jim Borzilleri to take a deep dive into Atheneum library catalogues from 1841 and 1900.

The 1841 catalogue reflects the prosperity of the whaling industry and the affluent members privy to the Atheneum's collection, and it is one of the few records of what was lost in the Great Fire of 1846. The 1900 catalogue what created just as the Atheneum was transitioning into a public library.

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