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Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.
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History of Industrialist and Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, History of Carnegie Libraries and Other Carnegie Philanthropies
History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries
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Web Site of postcards of Carnegie, and other, historic libraries.
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History, architecture and modern use of every Carnegie library building in the state.
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The Carnegie Libraries of California web site is dedicated to preserving these treasures of history, provided by Pat & Bernie Skehan
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Special Historical Perspectives by
the Carnegie Libraries of California
On Wednesday, April 23, 1902, California's first Carnegie library
opened in San Diego. It was a beautiful building and an outstanding
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List of Carnegie buildings in the state with dates and photographs.
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Carnegie Library Buildings in South Carolina
Between 1905 and 1916 sixteen cities or towns in South Carolina applied to the Carnegie Corporation for grants to aid in the construction of public library buildings. Fourteen* of the applicants received grants ranging from $5,000 to $18,700. Between
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List of Carnegie grants in the state with dates and modern photographs.
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Carnegie Libraries in Michigan
Funded by the Carnegie Foundation from 1900-1918
53 Carnegie grants issued in Michigan for $1,655,950
25 still in use as libraries, 7 demolished, 21 in use in other capacities
Lenawee County Historical Museum
February 13, 1903
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Modern photographs and detailed histories from submissions to the National Register of Historic Places. [PDF]
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Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission
Arcola Carnegie Public Library
Buffalo Township Public Library
Greenville Public Library
Hoopeston Carnegie Public Library
Jacksonville Public Library
Litchfield Public Library
Paris Carnegie Public Library
Paxton Carnegie Public Library
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The history and renovation of the city's library branches, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Carnegie's Library Legacy The Carnegie struggles with honoring the past while serving the present and future Sunday, March 02, 2003 By Patricia Lowry, Post-Gazette Architecture Critic
From Fiji to Florida to Fresno, Calif., Andrew Carnegie built 2,509 libraries between 1881 and 1917, mostly in
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Checklist of buildings and current uses, with postcards of now-demolished Carnegie libraries.
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Escapes Online Magazine: Travel and History
Columns: History, Humor, Topical
Over 1800 Texas Towns & Ghost Towns
the 1689 Carnegie Libraries built, 32 were in Texas. Of these, 13 remain
with only 4 serving their original purpose.
by Bob Bowman ("All Things Historical" Column)
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Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.
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History of Industrialist and Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, History of Carnegie Libraries and Other Carnegie Philanthropies
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Other Carnegie Libraries:
Web Site of postcards of Carnegie, and other, historic libraries.
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Modern and contemporary photographs of the state's Carnegie buildings.
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Nebraska Libraries for the Centuries
by Marguerite Nesbit. 1930.
Typed manuscript. Nesbit tells a
colorful, personalized story of the history of Nebraska and the development
of its libraries from the creation of the State Library in 1854 to 1929.
Libraries built in Nebraska with Carnegie grants
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History and architecture with contemporary photographs and original drawings.
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The architecture and history of Scotland's Carnegie Libraries
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Welcome to this exploration of the architecture and history of Scotland's Carnegie Libraries.
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