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Previous decade: 1870s
1880s
1885- Huck Finn is deemed trashy and vicious and well on its way to becoming a top 100 banned book
1886 - Andrew Carnegie makes his first philanthropic gift towards the establishment of a library in the United States.
1887 - First professional school of librarianship opens at Columbia University. The profession begins to gain increased levels of respectability and recognition.
Next decade: 1890s
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