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Library Image Address Historical Note; 1: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Main Branch) Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street: Built after the New York Public Library was formed as a combination of two libraries in the late 1890s. The architectural firm Carrère and Hastings constructed the structure in the Beaux-Arts style, and the structure opened on ...
The reading room in Uris Library at Cornell University. The United States contains some of the largest academic libraries in the world. Among the most notable collections are those at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, Yale University, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and Columbia University. Many others were ...
Vartan Gregorian – former professor, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York John Gutmann (1905–1998) – photographer Milton Halberstadt (1919–2000) – photographer, artist
A 6-foot-2, 360-pound New York Public Library employee claims he’s been “traumatized” by being forced to work at a desk that is too small — and wants $4.6 million to make up for it.
San Francisco State University's original campus was on Nob Hill, where it was established as the San Francisco State Normal School on Powell Street between Clay and Sacramento Streets. The 1906 earthquake and fire forced a relocation to Buchanan and Haight Streets, where the institution would remain for several decades. [ 77 ]
The J. Paul Leonard Library and Sutro Library (2012) at SFSU, viewed from Malcolm X Plaza. John Paul Leonard (1901–1995) was an American educator, and university president. [2] He was the 5th President of San Francisco State University (SFSU) serving from 1945 to 1957; and the 5th President of American University of Beirut serving from 1957 ...
The Flushing branch first opened in January, 1902 at Jamaica Ave and Jagger Avenue. It moved 3 times until it settled at its present location in 1998 at 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, New York. [2] 21: Forest Hills: 108-19 71st Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375 The Forest Hills branch first opened in 1915 at 1 Station Sq, Forest Hills, NY.
Lynn Mahoney was born on May 19, 1964, in the United States. [6] She attended Stanford University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree (1986) in American studies; followed by studies at Rutgers University, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (1999) in history. [7]