The tie between library and nation state was a nineteenth-century development

Evidence

It was the first collection of its sort to be conceived as a national resource, and one that was regarded by its readers and visitors as the embodiment of the confidence, prestige and ambition of the British people. Libraries had long been seen as symbols of cultural distinction, but that this concept could be tied directly to the nation state was a particular nineteenth-century development. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 643

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 643
• XREF: connects to: The circulation of books upward through society led to national libraries — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 496; Libraries functioned as instruments of nationalizing contested border regions — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 739; Peterborough, New Hampshire founded the first tax-funded public library in 1833 — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 684

Broader Connections

• Libraries functioned as instruments of nationalizing contested border regions #expands (0.80) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 739
• Peterborough, New Hampshire founded the first tax-funded public library in 1833 #exemplifies (0.55) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 684