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The Chicago Public Library removed the Legler Library's status as a regional library in 1977, at a time when circulation was dropping at the library. [4] The branch was rededicated in 1993 following a renovation. [2] The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986. [1]
Then, from 1909 until his death in 1917, Legler served as librarian of the Chicago Public Library. Legler also served as president of the American Library Association in 1912 and 1913. Legler also served as curator of the Wisconsin Historical Society and had written several books and articles about history. Legler died in Chicago, Illinois. [1 ...
Henry Eduard Legler assumed the leadership of the Chicago Public Library on October 11, 1909. Previously a Wisconsin Progressive, he was well known as an aggressive advocate of the expansion of library service. In 1916, Legler presented his "Library Plan for the Whole City", the first comprehensive branch library system in the nation.
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American Library Association's first woman president. President of the New York Library Association 1903–1904. Henry Eduard Legler: 1912–1913: Secretary, Wisconsin Library Commission, 1904-1909. Librarian, Chicago Public Library, 1909-1917. Curator, Wisconsin Historical Society: Edwin Hatfield Anderson: 1913–1914
There are 74 sites in the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side, Chicago, out of more than 350 listings in the City of Chicago. The West Side is defined for this article as the area north of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal , south of Fullerton Avenue, west of the Chicago River and east of the western city limits.
The original library, inside the old water tower on the site that is now the Rookery Building. This former water tower was the site of the original public library, exterior view. 1873: Chicago Public Library established. [6] 1875: Holy Name Cathedral dedicated. [6] 1877 Bohemian National Cemetery was founded. Railroad strike. [12]
Anderson was born in Zionsville, Indiana.He graduated from Wabash College in 1883, receiving his master's degree (A.M.) in 1887. [4] Anderson worked with Andrew Carnegie to create the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1895, [5] and served as the director of that library until 1904, when he stepped down because he could not afford to support his family on the salary. [6]