Subseries II.A.1: Libraries, circa 1886-1920s
Section II.A.1.a: Free Public Library Buildings
As a self-educated man and firm believer in popular education (his formal education ended at the age of twelve), Carnegie thought that access to books should be a part of the birthright of every youngster and that public libraries, still an innovation in American life, should be an indispensable civic institution. Carnegie and Carnegie Corporation spent $56 million to establish 2,509 public libraries, of which 1,681 were in the United States.
The public library files are arranged by the name of the community to which the grants were made; the academic libraries by the name of the university, college or school which received the grant. The number of documents in each file varies widely. These documents include correspondence, completed applications and questionnaires, newspaper clippings, illustrations and building dedication programs.
United States and elsewhere, Reels 1-35
Great Britain, Reel 36
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Aberdeen, SD-Arkansas City, Kan., 1899-1919
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Armada, Mich.-Beatrice, Neb.
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Beaufort, SC-Boswell, Ind.
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Boulder, Colo. -Caldwell, NJ
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Caledonia, Ont.-Cherokee, Iowa
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Cherryvale, Kan.-Columbus, Ohio
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Columbus, Wis.-Davenport, Iowa
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David City, Neb.-Duluth, Minn. (first half)
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Duluth, Minn. (second half)-Enfield, Conn.
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Englewood, NJ-Fort Fairfield, ME
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Fort Frances, Ont.-Gibbon, Neb.
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Gilman, Ill.-Greenville, Ill.
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Greenville, Ohio-Hendersonville, NC
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Herington, Kan.-Hutchinson, Minn.
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Idaho Falls, Idaho-Kitchener, Ont.
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Klamath Falls, Ore.-Lehi, Utah
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LeMars, Iowa-Los Angeles, Cal.
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Los Gatos, Cal-Marion, Ohio
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Marion, Ohio-Milford, Ill.
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Milford Junction, Ind.-Mount Vernon, NY
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Muizenberg, S.A. (Kalk Bay)-Newport, Ky.
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New Rochelle, NY-Ocala, Fla. (first half) (Microfiche)
New York, NY
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Ocala, Fla (cont'd)-Oyster Bay, NY
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Pacific Grove, Cal.-Petosky, Mich.
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Philadelphia, PA-Preston, Minn.
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Preston, Ont.-Rockford, Ill.
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Rockford, Ohio-Salt Lake City, Utah
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San Anselmo, Cal.-Scottsburg, Ind.
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Seabord Railway-South Omaha, Neb.
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South Pasadena, Cal.-Superior, Neb.
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Superior, Wis.-Tomah, Wis.
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Tooele City, Utah-Vinalhaven, ME
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Vincennes, Ind.-Waynesboro, VA
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Webb City, MO-Winterset, Iowa
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Woodbine, Iowa-Zumbrota, Minn.
Reel 36
Aberdene, Wales-Woolwich, England
Section II.A.1.b. Academic Library Buildings--United States
Section II.A.1.c. Promised But Lapsed (Reels 66E-68)
Subseries II.A.2: Individuals, circa 1886-1947
Subseries II.A.3: Church Organs, circa 1886-1920s
Correspondence as to Gifts and Grants, U.S. and elsewhere
Reel 45
Abington, MA-Athens-on-Hudson, NY
Reel 46
Atlanta, Ill.-Beebe, P.Q., Can.
Includes Bellevue, Beloit, and others out of alphabetical orde
Reel 47
Bedford, Pa.-Brooklyn, NY
Bellevue, Beloit, and others out of alphabetical order are on 46
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Brooklyn, NY-Carrolton, Ky
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Carrington, ND-Chicago, Ill. (cont'd on 50)
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Chicago (cont'd)-College Point, NY
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Columbus, Ohio-Donora, Pa.
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Dorset, Mass.-Elmer, N.J.
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Elmira, Ont., Can.-Gainesville, Ga.
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Galva, Illinois - Hartwell, Ohio
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Harveyville, Pa.-Indianapolis, Ind.
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Indiana Harbor, Ind.-Lancaster, Pa.
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Lee, Mass.-Lynchburg, Va.
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McAdoo, Pa.-Moorestown, NJ
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Maytown, Pa.-Moorhead, Pa.
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Medford, N.J. -Newville, Pa.
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Newark, N.J.-Oxford, Mass.
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Oxford, N.Y.-Philadelhia, Pa.
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Philadelphia, Pa.-Plainfield, N.J.
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Pleasantville, N.J.-Temuka, N.Z.
Includes many files not in this alphabetical sequence
Reel 65
Kingston, Jamaica, B.W.I.-Russellville [?]
Includes several files pertaining to communities which begin with the letter S
Reel 66
Rushville, Indiana-Schenectady, NY
Reel 66A
Village of Port Ewen-Silverton, Oregon
Reel 66B
Sioux Falls-Toluca
Reel 66C
Toronto-West Chelmsford (Microfiche and reel)
Reel 66D
Westchester, Penn.-Worthington-Greene, Ind.
Subseries II.A.4: Universities, Colleges, and Schools, circa 1886-1940s
Reels 69-78. Correspondence as to Gifts and Grants
Promised and made, reels 69-77
Promised but lapsed, reels 77-78
Subseries II.A.5: General Donations, circa 1886-1920s
Subseries II.A.6. Orders for Payment of Gifts Andrew Carnegie to R.A. Franks, circa 1886-1915
Reel 43
Incomplete
See also: VI.A.1.b.Instructions to Franks
Subseries II.A.7. Turn-downs for organs, library buildings, art and music sets, 1923-1953
Subseries II.A.8. Cards, circa 1886-1977
II.A.8.a. General Donations - U.S. and Elsewhere
II.A.8.b. Individuals - Abramovitz, Moses-Ziskind, J.J.
II.A.8.c. Free Public Libraries
II.A.8.d. Church Organs, U.S. - Abberville, S.C.-Zionsville, Ind.
II.A.8.e. Active Files Index, circa 1955-1977
Reels 92-103
These index cards represent an index with cross-references for finding relevant grants in Series III associated with a name, organization or acronym. There are also scattered references to trustees and staff files in Series I. Note that the cards only refer to files from circa 1955 to circa 1977.
The physical cards are found in series III.
Reel 92
A Better Chance - Breznitz, Shlomo
Reel 93
Brian, Douglas - COPE
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Coogan, J. Daniel, Jr. - Elza, P.M.
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Emanuel, Irvin - Goosen, Eugene
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Gordon, Phyllis (Mrs. John D.) - Hu, Chang-Tu
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Huang, Rayson L. - Koprowski, Eugene J.
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Koranteng, E.K. - McCullough, David
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McCullough, Graham - Nicholson, Charles
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Nicholson, Hayden C. - Reif, Jane
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Reif, Rita - Skinner, David B.
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Skinner, Elliot - United World Colleges
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Unity Capital Corp. - Zyyad, Hamza Busar
II.A.8.f. Cumulative Cards, circa 1916-1968
Reels 104-106
Cumulative cards represent Corporation grants with each card holding the name of organization, person, address, board or discretionary number, date of gift/grant, amount of grant and purpose. These cards were updated each time an organization received a grant or had a grant continued, providing an overall funding picture. The microfilmed cards here are cumulative to 1968. The physical cards in Series III are cumulative up to circa 1990.
Reel 90
Committee on Selection, August 1940-February 1943
Reel 90
Fortune Survey, January 1939 to August 1943
Reel 90
Reviews
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Brown, Sterling A, 1939-1943
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Bunche, Ralph J., 1939-1953
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Cayton, Horace R., 1939-1942
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Herskovits, Melville, 1939-1944
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Guy B. Johnson, 1939-1944
Reel 91
Paul H. Norgen, 1939-1943
Reel 91
Richard Sterner, 1939-1951
Reel 91
Stouffer, Samuel A. & Thomas, Dorothy
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Wilkerson, Doxey A.
Reel 91
Woofter, T. J., Jr.