Price, F. H. (Free Library of Philadelphia, Periodical Department, Middle City Station)
Date Created:
1935-01-23
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for copies of "The Library Beacon" for July through December, 1934. January through June, 1935. This one cent postal card was the standard of quick, easy and inexpensive communication between libraries across the country.
Miller, Wharton (Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York)
Date Created:
1935-04-17
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for further issues of the "The Library Beacon." A penciled annotation, lower left corner, indicates that the inquiry was answered on 4-20-35.
Lydenbert, H. M. (New York Public Library, New York, New York)
Date Created:
1935-04-01
Description:
Request is written on letter head stationery of the New York Public Library. It describes a request for copies of the "The Library Beacon." The text of a reply from the Saint Paul Public Library is noted on letter.
Kramm, Johanna (H. W. Wilson Company, New York, New York)
Date Created:
1935-08-13
Description:
Request is written on letter head stationery of the H.W. Wilson Company. The company published an index titled "Library Literature" which included "The Library Beacon."
Jennings, Mrs. T. B. (Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1935-08-07
Description:
This one cent postal card was sent to a Miss Helen Beach, Librarian at the Library School, Emory University, Georgia. It informs Miss Beach that "The Library Beacon" is in a state of "suspended animation." The library was facing an acute budget deficit, which would cause the library to close for fifteen days, from August 25th to September 8th, 1935.
Bernardo, Gabriel A. (University of the Philippines, Manila)
Date Created:
1935-09-27
Description:
A two cent postal card from the Library of the University of the Philippines. It was a request that "The Library Beacon" be placed on a permanent mailing list and sent to the University of the Philippines.
The photograph is taken from present day 4th corners of Washington and 4th Streets. Window frames are now installed being installed on the third floors of the library. The roof will soon enclose the library. The power lift is still needed for the finishing work.
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. Roof trusses are in place and soon the roofing materials will be fixed in place. The power lift is still needed to move materials to the various floors of the library. Construction workers can be seen on the roof. Below the power lift can be seen three round arches. These arches make up the loading and delivery dock for the library.
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. The scaffolds with their cranes, and the power lift have been removed. Finishing work continues on the room. Three rectangular openings on the roof will be for skylights. Windows that have the frames installed are now being sealed.
The photograph is taken from present day 4th Street. The fa?ade is almost completed. Two building cranes are visible in front of the library. Window frames are now present on the second floor.
This is the Reading Room, on the second floor of the library, looking from the east toward the west. The room is in the very early stages of interior work.
This photograph shows the then-Periodical Room (now known as the Nicholson Information Commons) completed without interior furnishings. The floor is tiled with cork. The ceiling has been painted and decorated. The door connects to the James J. Hill Reference Library.
Close detail of the construction scaffolding. To the left of the scaffolding are machines used to mix concrete. Workers with wheelbarrows are collecting the mixture. To the right of the mixing drum is a small wooden structure that houses the engine that provides the power to mix the concrete. Exhaust smoke is coming from the stack that rises above the small wooden structure. Various construction workers are on the site. Four men in suits and hats plus another man in a vest and hat seem to be posing for the photographer. These men may be members of the Steen Construction Company. The photograph displays the words "Steen Construction Company."
This photograph is taken on the present day corners of Washington and 4th Street. This appears to be the dedication ceremony. The individual standing by the corner stone is making a speech. The speaker is not identified. Dignitaries are seated closest to the speaker. Note the woman in the left side of the photograph, same level as the speaker, who is holding a baby. Workers from the Minnesota Club have ceased working to listen to the speech. In the background, to the right of a pile of building materials, is a street car on 4th Street. In front of the wall stands architect Electus D. Litchfield (1872-1952), who is putting on his straw hat.