Sir Henry Tate. His contribution to art and learning

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  • Name Cultural assets collection & patronage
  • Name Social responsibility, social control & philanthropy

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Written by Chorley's Borough Librarian and first published in the 'Chorley Guardian'. Henry Tate, b1819, was born at Chorley where is father was minister. Provides a biography of Tate. Sections include: 'Beginnings in Chorley'; 'Early enterprise in Liverpool'; 'The sugar manufacturer'; 'The growth of an ideal' - 'lack of common enjoyment' / 'protest against industrialisation' / 'tendency to selfish materialism' / 'revolt against the bleak age' / 'the first Museums Act' / establishment of public libraries'; 'Tate's benefactions' - 'the Hahnemann Hospital' / 'Education in Liverpool' / Liverpool University' / 'Interest in libraries' / 'Bedford College' / 'Manchester College, Oxford' / 'Art patron' / 'Tate Gallery'