The Development of the Book Collection of the Detvan Association in Prague until the End of the 19th Century

Pages	132–138
DOI	10.2478/amnpsc-2018-0018
Keywords	Detvan association – Prague – book culture – Moravská beseda – Tatran association
Type of Article	Peer-reviewed
Citation	HEDMEG, Lukáš. The Development of the Book Collection of the Detvan Association in Prague until the End of the 19th Century. Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae – Historia litterarum. Prague: National Museum, 2018, 63(3-4), 132–138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amnpsc-2018-0018. ISSN 2570-6861 (Print), 2570-687X (Online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/amnphl/63-3-4/the-development-of-the-book-collection-of-the-detvan-association-in-prague-until-the-end-of-the-19th-century

Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae – Historia litterarum | 2018/63/3-4

At the turn of the 20th century, Slovaks faced new national challenges in the political and social conditions of Austria-Hungary. The Hungarisation efforts of the Hungarian government along with frequent accusations of pan-Slavism motivated a part of Slovak students coming from a nationally conscious environment to leave for studies in the Czech part of the monarchy. From its foundation in 1882, the Detvan association in Prague planned to develop educational and literary activities with an emphasis on the Slovak language and culture. This led to an urgent need for the establishment of the association’s own library, which could be used by its members. The article focuses its attention on the creation and systematic expansion and improvement of the book collection of the Detvan association between 1882 and the end of the 19th century. It primarily deals with the growth, subdivision and genre profiling of the library and, last but not least, also with lending activities, closely associated with that.

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