Emily's Legacy: Howe Library's First Century (Hanover, New Hampshire) by Eckels, Patricia Wood - 2003

Hanover NH.: Howe Library Corporation., 2003. Trade paperback. New. No dust jacket as issued.. 1 Trade paperback. 194 p. B&W photos. Color photos, artwork, back cover. Front photo portrait: Emily Howe, 1885. Audience: General/trade. Local Hanover, NH, public library history on its 100th year, noting long lists of librarians, trustees, and responsive community service. Emily Howe had become the 2nd wife to Hiram Hitchcock, hotel proprietor, who had earlier established the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in memory of his 1st wife. Emily Howe's father, Benjamin P Howe, had owned a bookstore and bindery in Hanover. Author Patricia Wood Eckels had been Howe Librarian 1967-1987. Hanover is the home of Dartmouth College in west central New Hampshire along the Connecticut River.