mechanics' institute — ▪ British United States organization a voluntary organization common in Britain and the United States between 1820 and 1860 for educating manual workers. Ideally such an institute was to have a library, a museum, a laboratory, public… … Universalium
Mechanics' Institute, Manchester — Mechanics Institute, Princess Street, Manchester The Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester is notable as the building in which three significant British institutions were founded: the Trades Unions Congress (TUC), the Co operative… … Wikipedia
Mechanics Institute Library — may refer to: Mechanics Institute Library, King City, Ontario. Today, part of the King Township Public Library system Bradford Mechanics Institute Library, established 1832 in Bradford, United Kingdom San Francisco Mechanics Institute Library of… … Wikipedia
Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club — Der Mechanics Institute Chess Club in San Francisco ist der älteste bestehende Schachverein in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Vereinsgründung erfolgte im Jahr 1855 zu einem Zeitpunkt, als San Francisco noch als Teil des Wilden Westens betrachtet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mechanics' Institute, Sorrento — The Mechanics Institute, Sorrento is a building classified by the National Trust of Australia and located at 827 Melbourne Road, Sorrento, Victoria, Australia. Mechanics Institute, Sorrento. In July 1876, the Mechanics Institutes Trust received… … Wikipedia
Mechanics' Institute Chess Club — Der Mechanics Institute Chess Club in San Francisco ist der älteste bestehende Schachverein in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Vereinsgründung erfolgte im Jahr 1855 zu einem Zeitpunkt, als San Francisco noch als Teil des Wilden Westens betrachtet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mechanics' Institute Chess Club — The Mechanics Institute Chess Club in San Francisco is the oldest chess club in the United States.[1] The first meeting of the Mechanics Institute was held on December 11, 1854, and it was incorporated on April 24, 1855. At the time, San… … Wikipedia
mechanics' institute — /məkænɪks ˈɪnstətjut/ (say muhkaniks instuhtyooht) noun (also upper case) → school of arts. Also, mechanics hall, institute …
San Francisco Mechanics' Institute — Mechanics Institute Library and Chess Room The Mechanics Institute Library and Chess Room is an historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess club located in the Financial District of San Francisco, California at 57 Post Street.… … Wikipedia
New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute — The New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute exhibition building, corner of Huntington Avenue and Rogers Avenue, Boston, 1883 The New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute (est. 1879) flourished in the 1880s in Boston,… … Wikipedia