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“Art should be studied, not worshipped. Artworks should be preserved that they may help us, not that they may amaze and confound us. Above all, we should study them with the purpose of learning from them.”

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John Cotton Dana
John Cotton Dana

John Cotton Dana was an outstanding librarian, born on August 19, 1856, and died on July 21, 1929. He made significant contributions to library management, library education, and library services, and is regarded as a key figure in the American library profession. more

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