The Expansion and Organizational Change Plan of Tokyo Municipal Libraries before and after the Great Kanto Earthquake

摘要

Purpose: In 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake destroyed 12 libraries and half of the collections of Tokyo Municipal Libraries, which then became a better organization through the reconstruction after the earthquake. This research investigated the systems and ideas for improvement made by Tokyo Municipal Libraries before the earthquake, and the policy of administration and public finance of Tokyo city after the earthquake.