^ abCharter, constitution, by-laws, and catalogue, of the Franklin Lyceum, Providence, Providence: Printed for the Franklin Lyceum by A. Crawford Greene, 1871, OL 3263249M
^Charles Benjamin Norton (1852), "Public Libraries in Providence, R.I.", Norton's Literary Almanac for 1852, C.B. Norton, OCLC 50585544, OL 23449917M
^Dedication of Lyceum Hall, Providence: Printed by order of the Franklin Lyceum, 1859, OL 24351527M
franklin, lyceum, 1831, providence, rhode, island, membership, organization, dedicated, autodidacticism, 19th, century, members, engaged, debates, maintained, library, cabinet, minerals, shells, chemical, apparatus, antiquities, organized, lectures, notables, . The Franklin Lyceum est 1831 of Providence Rhode Island was a membership organization dedicated to autodidacticism in the 19th century Its members engaged in debates and maintained a library and a cabinet of minerals shells chemical apparatus and antiquities 1 It organized lectures by notables such as John Quincy Adams Samuel L Clemens Anna E Dickinson Ralph Waldo Emerson Horace Greeley George S Hillard Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr Sam Houston Edgar Allan Poe Charles Sumner 1 Around 1852 the group organized a circulating library of more than 1 000 volumes 2 and Lyceum Hall was dedicated in 1858 3 The group remained active into the 1890s 4 References edit a b Charter constitution by laws and catalogue of the Franklin Lyceum Providence Providence Printed for the Franklin Lyceum by A Crawford Greene 1871 OL 3263249M Charles Benjamin Norton 1852 Public Libraries in Providence R I Norton s Literary Almanac for 1852 C B Norton OCLC 50585544 OL 23449917M Dedication of Lyceum Hall Providence Printed by order of the Franklin Lyceum 1859 OL 24351527M Franklin Lyceum Records Rhode Island Historical Society Retrieved Sep 14 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franklin Lyceum amp oldid 1030292180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
