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ERIC Number: EJ308752
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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ISSN: ISSN-0043-5651
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Benevolent Builder: Appraising Andrew Carnegie.
Deitch, Joseph
Wilson Library Bulletin, v59 n1 p16-22 Sep 1984
Discussion of Andrew Carnegie era in American public library history focuses on library buildings financed and built in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building design which Carnegie developed, surviving Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia, procedures for obtaining a library, and comparison of architectural attractiveness of Carnegie libraries with those being built today are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Requirements, Donors, History, Interior Design, Library Facilities, Private Financial Support, Public Libraries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
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