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An Occupations List of 1870

An Occupations List of 1870 By A. J. SanurthW'aite West Riding County Library The pVblic librarians af the nineteenth century had a habit, highly useful to library historians, af analysing their membership according to occupation. Most of these lists remain buried in unpublished records, but they have value for the historian seek- ing to assess a library's place in its community. Dancaster Free Library, apened in December 1869, has such lists for the first three years of its existence, which are t0' be found in the manuscript annual reports. I give below an exact transcript of the first list, covering 1869,170. It luay be thaught useful ta sort the 1,2 10 readers by social class; this is attended w'ith difficulties in the allocatian af particularaccupatians, but I have made an attempt. According ta my calculations, theprafessional classes are represented by 9 I readers, roughly 8% of the total; tradesmen and clerks 352, some ~5 %; artisans (skilled workers) 36 I, or 30'%; labourers and servants 139, or 12%; and unknown (perhaps mostly housewives?) 267, or about 25%. It will be seen that by far the highest proportian is that of artisans, followed closely by tradesmen. This of course ties in with contemporary library prapaganda http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library History Edinburgh University Press

An Occupations List of 1870

Sanurthwaite, A. J.
Library History , Volume 1 (6): 3 – Jan 1, 1969
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10.1179/lib.1969.1.6.192
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By A. J. SanurthW'aite West Riding County Library The pVblic librarians af the nineteenth century had a habit, highly useful to library historians, af analysing their membership according to occupation. Most of these lists remain buried in unpublished records, but they have value for the historian seek- ing to assess a library's place in its community. Dancaster Free Library, apened in December 1869, has such lists for the first three years of its existence, which are t0' be found in the manuscript annual reports. I give below an exact transcript of the first list, covering 1869,170. It luay be thaught useful ta sort the 1,2 10 readers by social class; this is attended w'ith difficulties in the allocatian af particularaccupatians, but I have made an attempt. According ta my calculations, theprafessional classes are represented by 9 I readers, roughly 8% of the total; tradesmen and clerks 352, some ~5 %; artisans (skilled workers) 36 I, or 30'%; labourers and servants 139, or 12%; and unknown (perhaps mostly housewives?) 267, or about 25%. It will be seen that by far the highest proportian is that of artisans, followed closely by tradesmen. This of course ties in with contemporary library prapaganda

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Published: Jan 1, 1969

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