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Carnegie Library, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa

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Completed in 1905, the structure was one of the few college libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie, who was principally interested in supporting community libraries. Carnegie was considered outgrown by the 1950s, and in 1959 the books were moved to the new Burling Library.
Title Carnegie Library, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Supporting Host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1920
Type of Resource still image
Genre Postcards
reproduction info Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Date Issued 1910-1920
Topic Poweshiek County (Iowa)
Topic Grinnell (Iowa)
Topic Universities & colleges
Topic Educational facilities
Topic Libraries
Topic Carnegie libraries
Topic Grinnell College
Cartographic 41.747951,-92.722024
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Identifier (local) ihpc_grinne0074
Identifier (local) grinnell:14387
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/14387
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