Shera, Jesse Hauk, 1903- Foundations of the public library : the origins of the public library movement in New England, 1629-1885 / Jesse H. Shera. - Hamden, Conn. : Shoe String Press, c1949. - xv, 308 p. : ill., facsims., maps, port. ; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. 291-295. and index. Subjects--Topical Terms: Libraries--History.--New England Dewey Class. No.: 027.474 / SHF 1949