Proceedings at the dedication of the Carnegie library, 1899 and 1904 November 18.

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Proceedings at the dedication of the Carnegie library, 1899 and 1904 November 18.

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The collection contains a 19-page transcript of the proceedings dedicating the new Carnegie library on the campus of Pennsylvania State College on Pennsylvania Day. The transcript notes that Penn State president George W. Atherton introduced speakers at the morning ceremonies and contains selected addresses, including the speech on the history of Pennsylvania by Frederic W. Fleitz, deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Also, includes the printed program, a printed copy of An Act to Accept from Andrew Carnegie the Donation of a Library Building for the Use of the Pennsylvania State College (1899), a newspaper drawing of the proposed library, and a clipping about the ceremonies excerpting the speeches of Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, Charles M. Schwab, and Andrew Carnegie.

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Pennsylvania State College. Library

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Schwab, Charles M., 1862-1939

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Charles M. Schwab was born on April 18, 1862, in Williamsburg, Pa., and grew up in Loretto, Pa. In 1879, he began working for the Carnegie Co. as a stake-driver in engineering corps of Edgar Thompson Steel Works and Furnaces in Braddock, Pa. This plant formed part of Carnegie Brothers & Co., Limited. Schwab was frequently promoted while working at the Edgar Thompson Steel Works, and in 1886, Carnegie appointed him to the position of general superindentent at the Homestead works. In 1889 Schw...

Fleitz, Frederic W.

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Pennypacker, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitaker), 1843-1916

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Samuel Pennypacker -- governor, jurist and historian -- was born in Phoenixville and educated at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied law. He was called to the bar in 1868 and elected president of the Law Academy of Philadelphia. In 1889, he became judge of the Court of Common Pleas and remained in that post for 20 years. Pennypacker became governor of Penn. in 1902. He built a new capitol building and organized the health and highway departments as well as th...

Atherton, George Washington, 1837-1906

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Professor of political science, history, and constitutional law at Rutgers College and president of Pennsylvania State College (later Pennsylvania State University). From the description of Papers, 1857-1878. (Rutgers University). WorldCat record id: 28374919 George W. Atherton was a political scientist, historian, and Pennsylvania State College's seventh president (1882-1906). From the description of George W. Atherton papers, 1837-1950. (Pennsylvania State Univ...

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...

Pennsylvania State College

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