Davenport, Iowa Carnegie Library Card Cabinet architectural drawing
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one architectural drawing of an oak card catalog cabinet with 150 trays created by E.D.M. for the Library Bureau Division of Rem. Rand Inc. for the Davenport Public Library.
Dates
- Creation: 1941
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
The Carnegie Library, built on the southeast corner of 4th and Main Streets, was dedicated and opened in 1904. It was the largest Carnegie Library west of the Mississippi at that time. For the next 60 years, library services were expanded to all parts of Davenport thru deposit collections in schools and storefronts and small branch libraries. By the 1960's, it was increasingly evident that the Carnegie Building was too small and inflexible for modern library services. One major need was a larger area dedicated to expanding children's services. A children's addition was completed in 1963, but during construction, the loose base sand float upon which the Carnegie building had been built was disturbed, resulting in cracked and displaced walls due to sinkage. Dangerously unstable, the Carnegie building was vacated and demolished in 1966.
Extent
1 Sheets (in one map case drawer.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
LLL Map Case 3 Drawer 06
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com