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The Clarke Historical Library is part of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It is located within the Charles V. Park Library on the campus. The library was founded in 1954 by Norman E. Clarke Sr., [ 1 ] who gave his library and collections to the college, which he had attended as a young man.
The Mount Pleasant Library was the third and last DC Neighborhood Library to be built with Carnegie funding. Andrew Carnegie had funded the construction of the Central Library and, at its dedication in 1903, he offered to finance branch buildings as they were needed. Congress was slow to authorize the acceptance of his offer.
The new building, the 173,500 square foot Charles V. Park Library, opened to students in 1969 and featured seating for more than 2,000 users. Charles V. Park Library at Central Michigan University The Adobe Digital Lounge in the Park Library. The Park Library was renovated and enlarged from 1999-2001 and opened to the public in January 2002.
John William Tebbel was born on November 16, 1912, in Boyne City, Michigan to parents Edna Mae (née Johnston) and William Tebbel. [1] [2] He grew up on a farm and began working as a local reporter for the Mount Pleasant Daily Times newspaper in Michigan when he was age 14. [1]
The Former Mount Pleasant Public Library is a historic building located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. The library here was established in 1875. The community applied to Andrew Carnegie for a grant to build a new building, which was accepted on January 13, 1903. They were initially granted $10,000 and then were given a further $2,500. [2]
Harrisburg Kannapolis Mt. Pleasant Conceptual Image of Midland. The Cabarrus County Library has locations in Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Midland and Mt. Pleasant.. Records show that more than one out of three citizens of the county are registered users who have access to over two hundred and fifty thousand books, magazines, audio and video materials as well as digital collections that ...
Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of neighborhood, local, and regional history of the United States in pictorial form. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Arcadia Publishing also runs the History Press, which publishes text-driven books on American history and folklore.
Beech settlers also formed Mount Pleasant Library, established as a subscription library in 1842 in the Mount Pleasant Beech Church meetinghouse. Beech community members and residents of nearby Carthage initially paid $.25 to $1.50 for the use of the library's small collection of books. The library remained in operation from 1842 until 1869 ...