Carnegie Denied: Communities Rejecting Carnegie Library Construction Grants, 1898-1925 Martin, Robert Sidney

Andrew Carnegie was the foremost supporter of public library construction to the point that "Carnegie Library" became a cliche, synonymous with the public library, especially in small towns. Yet some communities that asked for Carnegie's funds to build a library later took public action to decline the funds. Because he was viewed as a "robber baron," it has been assumed that these refusals were motivated by a desire not to take "tainted" money. This work documents that this was rarely the case, however, and that the refusal resulted from a complex mix of motives, including local politics and the press of other public projects.

DOI: 10.1336/0313286094 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/MNY%252f.aspx

Carnegie Denied: Communities Rejecting Carnegie Library Construction Grants, 1898-1925 Series: Beta Phi Mu Monograph Series Hardback, 200 pages, $112.95 Copyright ©1993, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-28609-4 DOI: 10.1336/0313286094

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