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Direct linkStauffer, Suzanne M. – Library Quarterly, 2005
Utah's libraries were perceived as instruments for "the establishment of a recognized social order" by each successive group that came to power and were often founded as the result of conflict between Mormon culture and the larger American society. On their arrival, Mormons established libraries primarily to provide access to information…
Descriptors: Conflict, Access to Information, Public Libraries, Political Power
