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History. Public library service began in Tulsa County in the early 1900s. The first library was located in the basement of the Tulsa County courthouse. A Carnegie Library Grant for $12,500 was issued in 1904. The grant was raised to $42,500 in 1913 and to $55,000 in 1915. The original Carnegie Library in downtown Tulsa was demolished in 1965.
There are 106 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024.[ 2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
The Blue Dome Historic District in Tulsa, Oklahoma is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It is a seventeen block area of commercial, industrial, and mixed-use buildings, as well as open spaces, just east of the downtown business area of Tulsa. The listing included 73 resources, including 45 ...
Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor. Jan 13, 1903. $30,000. Facade at. 42°16′52″N 83°44′24″W / 42.281101°N 83.739922°W / 42.281101; -83.739922. Attached to the old Ann Arbor High School building. Closed in 1957, made part of the Henry Simmons Frieze Building at the University of Michigan. Demolished in 2007, leaving only the front columns.
History of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-most populous city in the United States. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one ...
January 24, 1964 [ 1 ] The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in the U.S. state of Michigan by volumes held (after the University of Michigan Library) and the 12th-largest public library system in the United States. [ 2 ] It is composed of the Main Library on Woodward Avenue, which houses the library's administration ...
Tulsa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 669,279, [ 1 ] making it the second-most populous county in the state, behind only Oklahoma County. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, the second-largest city in the state. [ 2 ] Founded at statehood, in 1907, it was named after the ...
Ralph Adrian Ulveling (May 9, 1902 – March 21, 1980) [1] was an American librarian best known for his support of intellectual freedom, interracial understanding, and the advancement of the library and information science profession. He is listed as one of the most important contributors to the library profession during the 20th century by the ...