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2004 Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents
1994 President Nixon buried in Nixon Library in California 1990 Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, California 1988 Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to University Washington library 1988 Andrew Cruickshank, actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies 1986 President Carter's presidential library dedicated in Atlanta 1986 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library 1984 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library 1979 John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston 1977 Ground-breaking ceremonies for President Kennedy library 1975 Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94 1968 M Dodd returns a library books his Great grandfather took out in 1923 1968 Richard Dodd returns a library book his great grandad took out in 1823 1961 John Acton, 1st Baron Acton, English historian, friends with De Tocqueville, Bluntschli, Montalembert, his extensive library was purchased after his death by Andrew Carnegie, dies 1957 Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri 1957 San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall 1955 RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV 1952 Rita Dove, born in Akron, Ohio, author, poet, won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Library of Congress 1993 1948 Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1948 American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights 1946 Canadian Library Association established 1940 Nazi occupiers seize library of IISG Amsterdam 1934 Franz Ehrle, German jesuit/head of Vatican library, dies at 88 1932 Karl Kroeger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, composer, studied with Claude Almand, head, American Music Collection, New York Public Library 1930 Henry Clay Folger, Jr., CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72 1927 Gwen Watford, British actress, Body in the Library, Ghoul 1924 Gerard Wernars, Dutch graphic designer, Library stamps 1991 1922 Library Ave in Bronx named 1921 Belgium's public library law goes into force 1917 SF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated 1915 David Jenklins, librarian, National Library of Wales 1911 New York Public Library building at 5th Avenue dedicated by President Taft 1880 SF Public Library starts lending books 1879 Library of Hawaii founded 1877 San Francisco Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes 1876 American Library Association organized in Philadelphia 1860 Thomas Hastings, born in New York City, architect, New York Public Library 1854 Astor Library opens in New York City 1851 Fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes 1851 U.S. Library of Congress catches fire; 35,000 books burn 1848 Edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress 1845 Franz Ehrle, German prefect of Vatican library 1834 John Acton, born in Naples, Italy, 1st Baron Acton, English historian, friends with De Tocqueville, Bluntschli, Montalembert, his extensive library was purchased after his death by Andrew Carnegie 1833 1st tax-supported public library in Peterborough, New Hampshire 1821 Mercantile Library of City of New York opens 1815 Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's 6500 vols 1814 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books 1814 Samuel Jones Tilden, philanthropist for New York Public Library 1803 1st public library opens (Connecticut) 1802 Congress passes an act calling for a U.S. Capitol library 1800 Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation 1777 University library at Vienna opens 1731 In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st U.S. library 1612 Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies 1600 Gabriel Naude, France, librarian, Mazarin Library 642 Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed |
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