Library, American Museum in Britain
| Collection Name | Library | ||||||||
| Institution name | American Museum in Britain | ||||||||
| Strengths | Art, Ethnic America, History | ||||||||
| Topics Covered | Folk Art, Textiles, Quilts, Furniture, Pottery, Native Americans, Horticulture, Cooking, Shakers, Amish | ||||||||
| Subject Librarian | Email Address | ||||||||
| Address | The American Museum Claverton Manor Bath,BA2 7BD United Kingdom |
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| Location | Bath | ||||||||
| Telephone No. | 01225 823 016 | Fax No. | 01225 469160 | ||||||
| Email Address | info@americanmuseum.org | ||||||||
| Web Page | http://www.americanmuseum.org/pages/visit_frame.htm | ||||||||
| Catalogue | Language: | English | |||||||
| Stock Size: | 10,500 volumes | ||||||||
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| Collection offers | Books: yes | Photographs: no | Microfilm: yes | Periodicals: yes | Audio: no | ||||
| Archives: yes | Printed primary sources: yes | Newspapers: no | E-resources: no | Film: no | |||||
| Other Information | Maps | ||||||||
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| Collection Description | "The library is available for research to members of the public but an appointment should be made in advance. Use of the library is free of charge if the museum is not to be visited. Books are not loaned except to staff and Friends who live in the Bath area. Holdings The library contains about 10,500 volumes as well as back files of periodicals. The main fields covered are American history and decorative arts,which include folk art,textiles (quilts),furniture and pottery. Reflecting the museum’s collections its time-scale runs from the first European exploration of North America up to just before the Civil War,although publications about the twentieth century are also held. Other subjects covered are Native Americans,maps of the Age of Discovery,American horticulture and cooking,and religious groups such as the Shakers and the Amish of Pennsylvania." (American Museum in Britain Library Web page) |
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Art Ethnic America History |
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