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41417
Type
conference item
Titre
The York Gate Geographical and Colonial Library: The emerging rift between tangible and intangible cultural heritage – a South Australian case study
Langues
English
Auteurs
Henderson, Kelly
Date
2008
Pages
10 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
spirit of place / intangible heritage / cultural heritage / libraries / historic buildings
Pays mentionnés
Australia
Monuments et sites
York Gate Geographical and Colonial Library, Adelaide, Australia
Résumé en anglais
In the founding of South Australia planning andeducation were considered of paramount importance.
Adelaide’s library has always been a place of specialsignificance to the community. A century ago the celebrated
York Gate Geographical and Colonial Library, acquired fromLondon, was opened to the public and lauded as the ‘Fountain
of Knowledge’. Collected by William Silver, aided bybibliographer E. A. Petherick (whose collection subsequently
founded the National Library of Australia), and entrusted to theRoyal Geographical Society of South Australia, the York Gate
Library has been housed by the Public (now State) Librarysince 1908. Examination of the fortunes of the York Gate
Library reveals the spirit of the place, and the nature of threats,tangible and intangible, to its survival.
Adelaide’s library has always been a place of specialsignificance to the community. A century ago the celebrated
York Gate Geographical and Colonial Library, acquired fromLondon, was opened to the public and lauded as the ‘Fountain
of Knowledge’. Collected by William Silver, aided bybibliographer E. A. Petherick (whose collection subsequently
founded the National Library of Australia), and entrusted to theRoyal Geographical Society of South Australia, the York Gate
Library has been housed by the Public (now State) Librarysince 1908. Examination of the fortunes of the York Gate
Library reveals the spirit of the place, and the nature of threats,tangible and intangible, to its survival.
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