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Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg, VA. – 1978
This study of the present and future library needs of residents of Stafford County, Virginia, with emphasis on the North Stafford areas, includes a review of demographic statistics and recommendations for library services. The currently increasing population is highly dependent on the automobile for transportation, and recommendations for library…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Organizations, Community Resources, Community Study
Peer reviewedPolos, Nicholas C. – New England Journal of History, 1995
Examines the pitfalls and obstacles of applying a professional historian's standards to the practice of writing and researching local history. These include unreliable and incomplete records as well as sponsoring agencies that prefer sanitized legends to historical accuracy. Nonetheless, praises local history as a rich resource and recommends…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Community Organizations, Community Study
