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The 19th century steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie gave money for the building of public libraries across Britain and America.

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• - Contemporary photographs of the branch buildings and facsimiles of correspondence with Carnegie.
  
• - Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.
  
• - Checklist of buildings and current uses, with postcards of now-demolished Carnegie libraries.
  
• - Illustrated article on the Carnegie benefactions in the province.
  
• - List of Carnegie grants in the state with dates and modern photographs.
  
• - Modern and contemporary photographs of the state's Carnegie buildings.
  
• - List of the state's Carnegie libraries with dates, grants and whether they are still in use as libraries.
  
• - History and architecture with contemporary photographs and original drawings.
  
• - Image gallery.
  
• - List of Carnegie buildings in the state with dates and photographs.
  
• - Modern photographs and detailed histories from submissions to the National Register of Historic Places. [PDF]
  
• - Overview of the uptake of Carnegie grants in the state.
  
• - History, architecture and modern use of every Carnegie library building in the state.
  
• - Postcards, mainly of Carnegie libraries, from across the United States.
  
• - Transcript of television feature on the impact and heritage of Carnegie's donations in the state.
  
• - Essay examining Carnegie's support for meritocracy and the socialization of immigrants to the United States.
  
• - Introduction to the benefactions and list of Carnegie libraries in the state.
  
• - List of the state's Carnegie buildings with year of grant and subsequent renovations or current use.
  
• - Notes on the library buildings in Santa Cruz, California.
  
• - Article on Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma.
  
• - Lesson plan for teaching about Andrew Carnegie's library philanthropy. Includes readings, photos, and suggested activities.
  
• - Article on the library's foundation, with photographs.
  
• - The history and renovation of the city's library branches, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  
  

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