Correspondence 1899-1943 1901-1912

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Correspondence 1899-1943 1901-1912

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The Carnegie Corporation was founded in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to continue his philanthropic work after his death. Collection consists of correspondence that chronicles the creation in New York City of a branch circulating library system. Bulk of the collection is letters, 1901-1912, to Andrew Carnegie from John Shaw Billings, Director of the New York Public Library, and concerns the nature of circulating libraries and their potential educational importance. Remaining correspondence deals with the role of the Carnegie Corporation in the evolution of the branch systems of the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queensborough Public Library.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313795

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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