Paducah Public Library (Paducah, Ky.)

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The donation of $35,000 for a public library in Paducah from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie came as a direct result of the efforts of the Reverend G. W. Perryman, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Paducah. The Paducah City Council agreed to Carnegie's stipulation that they must provide ten percent of that sum annually for the maintenance of the library, and they acquired land for the building in 1901. The library opened in 1902 as the Public Library of Paducah, and was later called the Carnegie Public Library. The original library building burned in the 1960s.

From the description of Paducah Public Library documents and Paducah papers, 1901-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191916688

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creatorOf Paducah Public Library (Paducah, Ky.). Paducah Public Library oral history collection, 1976-1977. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office
creatorOf Paducah Public Library (Paducah, Ky.). Paducah Public Library documents and Paducah papers, 1901-1913. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office
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associatedWith Bagby, E. W. person
associatedWith Carnegie Corporation of New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Cook, John W. person
associatedWith Lang, James M., 1857-1933. person
associatedWith Palmer, Elbridge, 1833-1896. person
associatedWith Perryman, G. W. person
associatedWith Yeiser, D. A. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Kentucky--Paducah
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Carnegie libraries
Fires
Public libraries
Slaves
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Active 1901

Active 1913

Active 1976

Active 1977

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