Carnegie Library at Florida A&M University: Tallahassee, Florida

nobody@flickr.com (State Library and Archives of Florida) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:43:47 -0700

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Local call number: AD044

Title: Carnegie Library at Florida A&M University: Tallahassee, Florida

Date: ca. 1930

General note: The Carnegie Library was built on the campus of Florida A&M University in 1908. It was the first Carnegie Library built at a black land-grant college. In 1976, the Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum was founded at the Carnegie Library. The facility was expanded in 2006 and renamed for United States Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek and Dr. James N. Eaton, founder of the Black Archives. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Physical descrip: 1 slide - col.

Series Title: General Collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us

Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/10567

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Carnegie Library at Florida A&M University: Tallahassee, Florida