Andrew S. Carnegie Library (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
Opened 1908. Upon the construction of Mary Reed Library in 1932, it acted as the University of Denver Student Union building through 1949; it housed offices and classrooms in the 1950s and 60s, and the DU Bookstore from 1970 through 1983. Alternate names: Carnegie Library (1909-1932), Carnegie Hall (1932-1990). It was mothballed in 1985 in an attempt to allow an opportunity for preservation, but was demolished in 1990. Situated between the current Penrose Library on the north and Mary Reed Building on the south. The last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Carnegie. Neo-classical style, dedicated on 9/2/1909. Ceased to be used as a library following the construction of the Mary Reed Library in 1932. Torn down in 1990 (Built for Learning, p.17-18).
Biography
Dedication of Carnegie Library (- August 17, 1990) on September 7, 1909.
Sources
Card Catalog. Administration- Board of Trustees; University Bulletin, Vol. 10, No.3, August 25, 1909, pages 4, 16.
Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:
Student Orientation, circa 1970
Students at a picnic for student orientation in front of the Andrew Carnegie Library on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
Student Orientation, circa 1975
A crowd of students and faculty gathered outside of the Carnegie Library on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado for a student orientation.
Students Lounge Outside on the Campus of the University of Denver, 1956
Students sitting on the grass in front of the Carnegie Library on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado during Freshmen Week.
University of Denver, between 1963-1972
Aerial view of a portion of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The bird's-eye view looking northeast includes Johnson-McFarlane Hall, Boettcher Center, Hilltop Apartments, Aspen Hall, Frontier Hall, Evans Chapel, temporary dormitory structures, Mary Reed Building, the Iliff School of Theology, University Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, Carnegie Library, Science Hall, the Student Union, and I-25 in the background.
University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Andrew S. Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie Library was built in a Neoclassical style, and was the last of the 108 academic libraries personally funded by Andrew Carnegie.
University of Denver Andrew S. Carnegie Library, 1917
Exterior view of Andrew S. Carnegie Library in front of University Hall and Iliff School of Theology on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Campus, between 1909-1916
One photo of University Hall and the Carnegie Library from a black and white contact sheet with exterior and aerial views of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Carnegie Library, circa 1917
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Carnegie Library in Denver, Colorado. View of the entrance with Buchtel Chapel to the right.
University of Denver Carnegie Library, between 1908-1932
People work inside of the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Carnegie Library, between 1911-1919
View of the inside of the library and the reference desk in the University of Denver's Carnegie Hall in Denver, Colorado.