Civic Pride in a Lost America: Library Postcards
University & College Carnegie Library Buildings
Both private and public colleges received Carnegie grants to assist their campus development.
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
Location: Normal, Alabama. Extant, with additions.
1904 grant.
Tuskegee Institute
Location: Tuskegee, Alabama. Extant.
Florida A&M (F.N.I.S.)
Founded as State Normal College for Colored Students. Location: Tallahassee. Extant.
Contains the Southestern Regional Black Archives and Museum.
California
Two California colleges received Carnegie grants.
Mills College
Named after Andrew Carnegie's daughter, Margaret.
Location: Oakland. Extant.
Serves as the Administrative Offices and Reading Room.
Illinois
Monmouth College
1905 grant.
Location: Monmouth, Illinois.
Reused as the College's Business offices.
North-Western College, now North Central College
1905 grant.
Location: Naperville, Illinois.
Renovated and reused as the campus computer center.
Shurtleff College (defunct)
1907 grant.
Location: Upper Alton, Illinois.
College closed in 1957, but absorbed into Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville.
Serves as its dental school library.
Indiana
De Pauw University
1905 grant.
Location: Greencastle, Indiana.
Used as an art center.
Iowa
Iowa colleges received seven Carnegie grants for their libraries.
Cornell College
1903 grant.
Location: Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Served the community and the college. Extant.
Drake University
1905 grant.
Location: Des Moines, Iowa.
Currently Drake's law library.
Ellsworth College
1906 grant.
Location: Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Two year (community) college.
Serves as Bullock Jones Hall.
Grinnell College
1903 grant.
Location: Grinnell, Iowa.
Replaced in 1959. Extant.
(L) Interior relaxation nook.
(R) C.U. Williams postcard.
Parsons College (defunct)
1905 grant.
Location: Fairfield, Iowa.
Failed in 1973. Demolished when the Maharishi University took over, and found the campus architecture lacking.
Simpson College
1905 grant.
Location: Indianola, Iowa.
Demolished in 2014.
Upper Iowa University
1901 grant.
Location: Fayette, Iowa.
The David B. Henderson Library was donated in the House Speaker's honor by his friend, Andrew Carnegie.
Kansas
Baker University
1906 grant.
Location: Baldwin, Kansas.
Extant.
Fairmount College
1905 grant.
Location: Wichita, Kansas.
Now part of Wichita Sate University.
Demolished.
Bethany College
1905 grant.
Location: Lindsborg, Kansas.
Demolished.
McPherson College
1905 grant.
Location: McPherson, Kansas.
Not visible on Google Earth.
College of Emporia (defunct)
1900 grant.
Location: Emporia, Kansas.
Endangered due to structural issues.
Washburn College
1904 grant.
Location: Topeka, Kansas.
Not visible on Google Earth.
Kentucky
Berea College
1904 grant.
Location: Berea, Kentucky.
Extant.
