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Carnegie libraries

Carnegie's gifts helped communities across the United States build public libraries. Newspaper pages from 1886 to 1919 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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147774 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (15067 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. New-York Tribune — 1886-01-05, page 6

    … concerning RoRSes oe RAOW w Ho) ha jeariiod Hist ace busines of HE ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY OF WONDERS. jo rates. Freight and passa hoa No 4 yok Green. Suffern 418 30 1150 …

    … FEW JERSEY CENTRAL DIVISION, 5th Avenue, cor, 14th Sircet, Borgia, and Mr. Andrew Carnegie’s article on“ Democ- temperate peasantry from which they come; and it is an 15 …

  2. New-York Tribune — 1886-01-11, page 4

    … FURNITURE In Great variety manufact G. SELLEW, 111 Fultop-st.. New-York Desks, Library Tables, &o Tae Best ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN New. SwoLAND 18 the verdict of all who …

    … submitted to the arbitration of Senator Thurman. ‘The contest at Braddock, between Mr, Carnegie and the men Edgar Thompson works, is just now wore threatening than it was a week …

  3. New-York Tribune — 1886-01-14, page 5

    … Mes. J J. Astor, $1,000; “A Friend,” through Miss Cunuviughbamnm, 1,000 Andrew Carnegie, $1,000; Miss Catherine ‘olfe, $1,000; Mrs. Aitken, $1,000; R. Fulton, Cutting …

    … Livingstonthis morning, He called at the Judge's house and was admitted into the library. He walked to the Judge and pulling a selfcocking revolver placed it at Livingstou …

    … saloon in po Pd and Judge Livingston cancelled his license in x APPEALING TO ANDREW CARNEGIE, PirrssurG, Jan. 13.—The Edgar Thompson Btoel Works closed down at midnight last …

  4. The Sun — 1886-02-05, page 1

    … kept a secret, but It Iskuottn that it Is 10 be devoted largely to the uses nt the library of Hie aeleniino department The ealarlra cf all the pro fessor in the Institution …

    … Because each has a holder. Adc, Married est Mlelalakl. rahllehed comsleu In Muoro'e Library, He ttt Fries sWeeata, Ail aswrtsalwi-eUsv, nil. UOSTKTTBB'M SCHEME. It Hays Ika …

    … thn Phllndelnhlans and Pitts burghers, oxcopt ono. nro with us. Thnt one is Mr. Carnegie, who. I think, will join us. though I can't soy." cii.iinsi.ty iaxs retired. Tke …

  5. New-York Tribune — 1886-02-06, page 8

    … Youmans, the Rev. K. Heber Newton, 1% i Thurber, the Kev. William Lloyd, Andrew Carnegie and Courtiandt Palmer. The capital stock has been put at $50,000, divided in 1, …

    … escape of steam. Edwin D, Mead will read a paper on John Fiske this evening at the library room of All Boul¥ Church, in Vest Port y-cighth-st sarah C. Hollenbeck, a colored …

    … cat off by a the Homestemd Station ou Thursday night, d to a station, wo Pablte Library was opened nuary 13, over 1,600 hooks locomotive at Ho dtcd while bolug ro PATERSON …

  6. New-York Tribune — 1886-02-09, page 5

    … city. The corporstors are Parke Godwin, levi I. Morton, August Belmont, Andrew Carnegie, John MeGinuis, jr., Hoeury Seligman, Theodore Thomas, Georze C. Cooper, Caroline …

    … ART ASSOCIATION, Cincinnati, Feb, 8.—Thomas Sherlock has presented to the Art and Library Ansoclation of Topeka the painting The Destruction of His Ships by Cortez rn Murching …

  7. New-York Tribune — 1886-02-28, page 10

    … struggling invoutors, uwio yesterday: When you talk to Stanford it Is Ike talking to a library. Hoe hos completo and aocurato knowl edge of all walters alleciing tue Pacilio …

    … the distress that it oceasionad was cansed by Potter Palmer, of Chicago, Andrew Carnegie and Frick Co., and was simply a schewo 10 boom plz iron. They could well aftord …

  8. New-York Tribune — 1886-03-16, page 5

    … commencement of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College was held last evening in the Carnegie Laboratory, in East Twentysixth-st. Owing to ‘he deati of Dr. Austin Flint, who …

    … Board of IMreclors ofl the Acwleny of Musie, the Art Association and the Brooklyn Library. fe re'ired trom active business about ten years azo, retaining Lis conneion wit …

  9. The Sun — 1886-03-26, page 3

    … lockod out ot tbu Hltznbothport Cordage Works two weiiku. held a rousing mooting at Library Hnll last night. Mayor Joseph drier presided. In his address he said tho time hud …

    … STATE. David Dudley FllM ' ul AN EMPLOYER'S VIEW UF TUE LABOR OUtS- 1 TloN Andrew Carnegie. THK NhllKO IN THE H0UT1I. Prof. Noah K. Davit S BIIALL AN KlailMlOUU bVHfKil BEADUPTEDt …

    … csula. '( MUMO. Ilarrlgau's songs, eaclf, 20 centt. ' MUSIC. Btoddart't Musical Library, tach, 10 cents, MUSIC. Largs assortment uf cheep sheet Muslo. 'I MUSIC. Muslo …

  10. New-York Tribune — 1886-03-27, page 4

    … In Great Variety, manufactured by T. G. SELLEW, 111 Fulton-at. New. York, Desks, Library Tables, &c. To THE CoNsUMPTIVE.—Let those who lan- <h under the fatal severity …

    … him, perhaps his published books wonla serve its turn, If 1t will take (rom its library Mr. Roach’s sagacious pamphlot Shall America Build Ships?” it will tind from pages …

    … yesterday's issue, Man isa carious eritter.—[ Boston Transeript, In the Bo<ton Public Library there are thirteen new books written by thirteen different Smiths, It 1s evident …

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