[Pamphlet for Rosenberg Library Free Lectures in February 1917]

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Pamphlet describing a series of free lectures, including reading lists, to be held in the Library Lecture Hall at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas in February 1917. Topics of the lectures include Argentina and The Patagonian Pampas, Brazil, Chile and the Fuégian Archipelago, Ireland, Irish folk tales, town and city planning in Europe and America, and Greek influences on Western civilization.

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[7] p. ; 17 x 11 cm.

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Rosenberg Library February 1917.

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Pamphlet describing a series of free lectures, including reading lists, to be held in the Library Lecture Hall at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas in February 1917. Topics of the lectures include Argentina and The Patagonian Pampas, Brazil, Chile and the Fuégian Archipelago, Ireland, Irish folk tales, town and city planning in Europe and America, and Greek influences on Western civilization.

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[7] p. ; 17 x 11 cm.

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Full list of speakers. [1] Charles Wellington Furlong: "Argentina and The Patagonian Pampas" on Friday, 9 February 1917; "Brazil, the Land of the Southern Cross"on Saturday, 10 February 1917; "Chile and the Fuégian Archipelago on Monday, 12 February 1917. [2] Seumas MacManus: "The Glories, the Sorrows, and the Hopes of Ireland" on Tuesday, 13 February 1917; "Irish Folk Tales" on Wednesday, 14 February 1917. [3] Frederic C. Howe: "Town Planning and City Planning in Europe and America" on Saturday, 24 February 1917. [4] I. B. Stoughton Holborn: "Hellenic Pioneers of Our Civilization" on Tuesday, 27 February 1917

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Rosenberg Library. [Pamphlet for Rosenberg Library Free Lectures in February 1917], pamphlet, February 1917; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1310462/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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