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OCT
20
The Alderman Memorial Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
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OCT
20
[LIB0406] Click on the image to order a reproduction of this postcard!
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APR
28
John Preston McConnell Library, Radford, Virginia
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28
Dr. John Preston McConnell was born in Scott County, Virginia. Before serving as Radford University's first president from 1911-1937, McConnell had served for nine years as education and professor of history and economics at Emory and Henry College. [Wikipedia] [LIB2089]
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JAN
23
Martha S. Grafton Library, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton VA
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JAN
23
[LIB1332]Grafton Library is named in honor of Martha S. Grafton, professor emerita of sociology and dean emerita of the college. Dean Grafton served the college in various administrative capacities from 1930 to 1970. The library was built in 1967 and underwent a major renovation in 1999. [Thanks to the Grafton Library]
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NOV
17
Handley Public Library, Winchester, Virginia
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17
[LIB0935]Judge John Handley of Scranton, Pennsylvania left $250,000 in his will to “ . . . open a Public Library for the free use of the people of the city of Winchester forever.” The Handley Trustees hired architects J. Stewart Barney and Henry Otis Chapman of New York who designed the building in Beaux-Arts style. The Handley Library opened in 1913 at a cost of $233,230.28 for the building and furnishings. An addition was added to the building in 1979 and a complete renovation, designed by Dennis Kowal Architects, was completed in 2001. [Thanks to the Handley Regional Library, www.hrl.lib.state.va.us]
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NOV
17
1952 Public Library, Richmond Virginia
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NOV
17
[LIB0926] First and Franklin Streets. The Finance Committee of Richmond’s Common Council twice passed up Mr. Andrew Carnegie’s generous offers of financial assistance to establish a public library in Richmond. The first offer, of $100,000, in March 1901, made it as far as the selection of Trustees for the Library, a recommendation for a site for the proposed building and the sum of $22,000 to purchase it. After consideration, the Finance Committee rejected the recommendation. Mayor Carlton McCarthy tried again in 1906, at which time Mr. Carnegie was willing to double his original offer to $200,000. The matter again came to the Finance Committee, where it was “read and ordered to be received and filed.” No further action was taken. Individuals and community leaders in business, education and civic institutions had rallied to the Library, to no avail. They founded the Richmond Public Library Association in 1905 to advocate for a public library in Richmond
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MAY
01
Charles L. Cooke Memorial Library, Hollins College, Roanoke, VA
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MAY
01
"Hollins College, located 7 miles from the city of Roanoke. Oldest college for women in Virginia, founded by Charles Lewis Cooke, [who served as the head of the college from 1846 to 1901]. Began with Valley Union Seminary of 1842. An accredited liberal arts college with an endowment and board of trustees." [LIB3078]
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MAR
20
Carol M. Newman Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg VA
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MAR
20
This 2 million dollar building was opened Sept 17, 1955. Seating 1,000 students, it has 23 1/2 miles of shelves.Addition added 1971(?).[LIB2427]
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JAN
21
Public Library, Roanoke, Virginia
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21
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NOV
04
Preston Library & Museum Virginia Military Institute LEXINGTON VA
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04
Published by "Whitman's Phototypes" Canton PANamed for Colonel J.T.L. Preston, the library was built in 1939 as a joint venture between the Virginia Military Institute, the State of Virginia, and the Works Progress Administration. Preston Library was dedicated on 11 November 1939, as part of the Institute's centennial celebration. Members of the Preston family were present for the ceremony. Governor James Hubert Price gave the dedication speech and President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a congratulatory address via a telephone connection wired to the public address system. In 1972, the building was enlarged and in 1996 renovated. Recent activities during the summer of 2007 included the renovation of the Reference Room and restoration of the original 1939 terrazzo floors. [SOURCE]
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OCT
21
1951 John Stewart Memorial Library, Wilson College, CHAMBERSBURG PA
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OCT
21
[LIB1875]"Wilson College was incorporated by Act of the Legislature, March 24, 1869, and was opened October 12, 1870, as a school for the higher education of women. A large portion of the funds made available for the founding of this college were contributed by Miss Sarah Wilson as a memorial to herself and her family. Miss Wilson is buried in the graveyard of Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church."
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OCT
21
State Library Building, RICHMOND VA
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OCT
21
[LIB1874]"This handsome public building was erected in 1895, though the South wing was added in 1909. The lower floors contain the court-room of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the law library and offices of various State Officials."
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OCT
17
E. Lee Trinkle Library, Mary Washington College, FREDERICKSBURG VA
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OCT
17
[LIB1868]"E. Lee Trinkle Library, Mary Washington College, the Virginia State College for Women, at Fredericksburg, Va. Named in honor of the late E. Lee Trinkle, former Governor of Virginia."Black and white interior view of the E. Lee Trinkle Library rotunda area where ten women are pictured using the card catalog and checking materials in or out. [IMAGE SOURCE]
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OCT
07
George Washington's Library MOUNT VERNON VA
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OCT
07
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AUG
20
Charles L. Cooke Memorial Library, Hollins College, ROANOKE VA
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AUG
20
"Hollins College, situated seven miles from the city of Roanoke. Oldest college for women in Virginia, founded by Charles L. Cooke. Began with Valley Union Seminary of 1842." [LIB1078]
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AUG
19
Washington's Library, MOUNT VERNON VIRGINIA VA
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19
"The volumes in the book cases are for the most part duplicates of the books which Washington owned. Nearly all of the original library is now in the Boston Athenaeum." This undated postcard is c1915. [LIB1063]
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AUG
13
Madison Memorial Library, Madison College, Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA VA
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13
James Madison University WebsiteFirst settled in 1737 by members of the Thomas Harrison family, the town of Harrisonburg was recognized by the Virginia House of Delegates in 1780 as the seat of the newly-formed Rockingham County. Always looking forward, the town fathers proclaimed a grand industrial future for the town by the 1890s, and Harrisonburg was incorporated as an independent city in 1916. By the mid-20th century, planned growth, urban renewal, and nearby Interstate 81 had transformed the small town into a metropolis. The remarkable photographs reproduced in Harrisonburg offer glimpses of Harrisonburgís growth from a crossroads trade center to the host of an interstate clover leaf. [Source: Arcadia Publishing]
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JUL
29
Handley Library, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
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29
Handley Trustees hired architects Stewart Barney and Henry Otis Chapman of New York who designed the building in Beaux-Arts style. The final cost of the building and furnishings in 1913 was $233,230.28. Five Reproductions of Architectural Drawings, ca. 1906, of The Handley Library are available for purchase, click here![VA0779]
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MAY
19
1906 State Library RICHMOND VA
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MAY
19
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JAN
22
George Washington's Library MT VERNON VA
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JAN
22
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