John Cotton Dana,
A Library Primer — Chapter XLVII, Library department of N. E. A.
(1899)
“ The Library department of the National educational association holds meetings annually at the same time and place with the N. E. A.The National educational association is the largest organized body of members of the teaching profession in the world. Its annual meetings bring together from 5000 to 15,000 teachers of every grade, from the kindergarten to the university. It includes a number of departments, each devoted to a special branch of educational work. The Library department was established in 1897. ”
