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Historic American Buildings Survey,
Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey
Carnegie Library, 537 East Henry Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
- Title: Carnegie Library, 537 East Henry Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
- Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
- Related Names:
Kops, Julian deBruyn
Bertram, James
Colored Library Association of Savannah
Carnegie, Andrew
Lowe, Jennifer , field team
Arvay, Ryan , field team
Cutts, Sophie , field team
DeCoster, Amelia , field team
Fritz, Paul Michael , field team
Hessian, Carleigh , field team
Klubeck, Alyssa , field team
Smolinski, Tori , field team
Stephens, Oliver , field team
Werner, Peter , field team
Keller, Chad , faculty sponsor - Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933
- Medium:
Measured Drawing(s): 10
Data Page(s): 6 - Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html)
- Call Number: HABS GA-302
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- 2015 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention
- Significance: Erected in 1914, the Carnegie Library was Savannahs first African American library and was made possible by a donation from Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie was a self-made millionaire and philanthropist who was inspired at a young age by the opportunities that libraries provide their patrons. A town in any English-speaking nation could apply for a construction grant by writing to Carnegie's secretary James Bertram. Bertram would send a questionnaire that had to be completed and returned before consideration was made. Upon acceptance of library funding, the city was required to follow Carnegies stipulations which included establishing an ongoing maintenance fund and a requirement that the proposed lot must be large enough for later building expansion. The Colored Library Association of Savannah completed these preliminary tasks and Carnegie accepted their application. Carnegie did not require his libraries in the southern states to be desegregated, but rather would assist in the building of a "blacks only" library so that everyone in the community had the same opportunities. The Carnegie Library on Henry Street is not only the first African American library in Savannah, but the first freestanding library in the city altogether. The building was designed by local architect and engineer Julian deBruyn Kops. The design of the buildings exterior was left entirely up to the local architect, which was common practice for Carnegie libraries.
- Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2094
- Survey number: HABS GA-302
- Building/structure dates: 1914-1915 Initial Construction
- Building/structure dates: 1998 Subsequent Work
- Building/structure dates: after 2001- 2004 Subsequent Work
- Subjects:
- Place:
- Latitude/Longitude: 32.0612841, -81.0913082
- Collections:
- Part of: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
- Bookmark This Record:
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ga1147/
The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).
- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: HABS GA-302
- Medium:
Measured Drawing(s): 10
Data Page(s): 6
If Digital Images Are Displaying
You can download online images yourself. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services.
HABS/HAER/HALS materials have generally been scanned at high resolution that is suitable for most publication purposes (see Digitizing the Collection for further details about the digital images).
- Photographs--All photographs are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
- Make note of the Call Number and Item Number that appear under the photograph in the multiple-image display (e.g., HAER, NY,52-BRIG,4-2).
- If possible, include a printout of the photograph.
- Drawings--All drawings are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
- Make note of the Survey Number (e.g., HAER NY - 143) and Sheet Number (e.g., "Sheet 1 of 4"), which appear on the edge of the drawing. (NOTE: These numbers are visible in the Tiff "Reference Image" display.)
- If possible, include a printout of the drawing.
- Data Pages
- Make note of the Call Number in the catalog record.
If Digital Images Are Not Displaying
In the rare case that a digital image for HABS/HAER/HALS documentation is not displaying online, select images for reproduction through one of these methods:
- Visit the Prints & Photographs Reading Room and request to view the group (general information about service in the reading room is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/001_ref.html). It is best to contact reference staff in advance (see: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/address.html) to make sure the material is on site. OR
- P&P reading room staff can provide up to 15 quick copies of items per calendar year (many original items in the holdings are too old or fragile to make such copies, but generally HABS/HAER/HALS materials are in good enough condition to be placed on photocopy machines). For assistance, see our Ask a Librarian page OR
- Hire a freelance researcher to do further selection for you (a list of researchers in available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/resource/013_pic.html).
- You can purchase copies of various types, including quick copies, through Library of Congress Duplication Services (price lists, contact information, and order forms for Library of Congress Duplication Services are available on the Duplication Services Web site):
- Make note of the Call Number listed above.
- Look at the Medium field above. If it lists more than one item:
- The entire group can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.
- All the items in a particular medium (e.g., all drawings, all photographs) can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.
- Call Number: HABS GA-302
- Medium:
Measured Drawing(s): 10
Data Page(s): 6
Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.
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Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will
be visible on the left.)
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Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
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No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.
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Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that
a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?
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Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
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No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
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If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.
To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3.