Templo do saber - a biblioteca pública do estado de Mato Grosso : modernidade, conhecimento e práticas de leituras (1912-1950)

Abstract

This dissertation aims to investigate how the constitution of the State Library of Mato Grosso (BPEMT) happened and identify possible ways of reading practices in its interior, in the period from 1912 to 1950. In order to achieve this goal I asked myself the following questions: For what purpose was the library created? Who were the people involved in the creation of this library? How the physical structure influenced the use of space? How the collection was made and how was its circulation? What works were more consulted, therefore, what potentially library goers read? Who were the regulars, therefore possible readers, of this institution? The research is part of the methodology of historical research, from the perspective of cultural history, and as a method of guiding comprehensive analysis hermeneutics of Dilthey. This historical research involves, among other actions, determining the timeframe, in this case, I opted for the period 1912 to 1950 representing the first period of its existence, location, selection, organization and analysis of historical sources, and my sources the documentary were located and selected in the Public Archives of Mato Grosso (APMT). The theoretical studies include the perspective of cultural history, history of reading and libraries, and use it as the main authors of the analysis for targeting Le Goff (1993), Chartier (1990, 1998; 1999th 1999b), Darnton (2010), Burke (1997, 2008), Abreu (1999), Silva (1999), Deaecto (2010), Smith (1999), Peres (2002) and Elias (2006, 2011). With the analyzes, it was revealed, among other things: a) the library was created to act as a complement to education, its main public until the 30s were the students of secondary and higher education, b) children did not attend this space c) the physical space at various times hindered access to library resources, d) that had a predilection for consulting the newspapers, magazines, literary and historical works. I believe that with this research, I can contribute to the construction of the cultural history of Mato Grosso, since studies on the history of the library and reading will be possible to reconstruct part of walking the population matogrossense on the tracks of the letters (reading and writing).