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Inclined plane" : the role of the library within the Working Men's Club Movement

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dc.contributor.author Wray, Victoria Ann
dc.date.accessioned 2013-04-16T02:42:44Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-02T18:35:07Z
dc.date.available 2013-04-16T02:42:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-02T18:35:07Z
dc.date.copyright 1997
dc.date.issued 1997
dc.identifier.uri https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/28763
dc.description.abstract Working Men's Clubs have scarcely been mentioned in the social history texts of New Zealand. Moreover, the role of the library within them has hardly been considered, although it deserves exploration. This research analyzes the role of the library, both within the original context of the British clubs and then in the colonial context with the Wellington Working Men's Club and Literary Institute up to the year 1900. To fully understand the philosophy behind the inclusion of libraries in Working Men's Clubs, the research is placed within a framework of adult education and the Victorian notion of self-improvement for the working man. The conclusions this research comes to, is that the clubs aims changed only slightly when they were transplanted to New Zealand from the United Kingdom; civilizing and educating continued to remain their overt priorities. This research shows the role the libraries played within the clubs, helping to civilize and educate the working man, was highly prized in both countries. en_NZ
dc.format pdf en_NZ
dc.language en_NZ
dc.language.iso en_NZ
dc.publisher Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
dc.subject Working Men's Clubs en_NZ
dc.subject Mechanics' Institutes en_NZ
dc.subject adult education en_NZ
dc.subject self-improvement en_NZ
dc.subject library en_NZ
dc.subject New Zealand en_NZ
dc.title Inclined plane" : the role of the library within the Working Men's Club Movement en_NZ
dc.type Text en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit School of Information Management en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw Masters Research Paper or Project en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline Library and Information Studies en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
thesis.degree.level Masters en_NZ
thesis.degree.name Master of Library and Information Studies en_NZ


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