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Stephen Mitchell (19 September 1789 – 21 April 1874) was a Scottish tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Mitchell Library, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, one of the earliest public reference libraries in Europe.
The library contains a large public library, with over a million items. [4] While composed mainly of reference material it also has a substantial lending facility which began in 2005. The North Street building, with its distinctive copper dome surmounted by Thomas Clapperton's bronze statue entitled Literature (often referred to as Minerva ...
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The Mitchell Library`s archives record that other venues in Glasgow performed opera – in 1868 there were 76 performances of 23 different operas; [3] and recent research increasingly underlines its presence down the years. Many operas, both famous and forgotten, had their Scottish premiere at the Theatre Royal.
English: 201 North Street, Mitchell Library Wikidata has entry Mitchell Library (Q17807319) with data related to this item. This is a photo of listed building number
Mount Mitchell State Park's high-elevation restaurant reopens to the public. What to know about the menu and new operators.
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Francis Thornton Barrett, born on 20 September 1838 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England, was the eldest of five children. [4] His father, the Rev. John Barrett (1812–1884), was a congregational minister, who entered into public religious work in the Liverpool Town Mission, later undertaking the charge of home mission stations and pastorates in a number of places including Little Lever, near ...