When Was The First Library Carnegie Founded? When Did Carnegie Die And Of What Desease??
Can anyone answer that?
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Dunfirmline library. He died of a heart attack on 11th August 1919. For more, see this URL.
Born: 25 November 1835
Birthplace: Dunfermline, Scotland
Died: 11 August 1919
Best Known As: Steel tycoon who started over 2,800 libraries
Hm Ill try to find more…
Library, Carnegie: Allegheny — 13 February 1890
The Carnegie Library in Allegheny City, the first library given under the Carnegie formula, was opened to the public after being dedicated by President Benjamin Harrison. (Under the Carnegie formula, although Andrew Carnegie gave the building, the city had to agree to maintain the library. Design by Smithmeyer and Pelz, the Washington architectural firm that designed the Library of Congress.
Sources: Typo-graphic, January 1968;
Files of the Pennsylvania Department.
Library, Carnegie: Braddock — 30 March 1889
The Carnegie Library of Braddock, the first Carnegie Library in America, was dedicated. This was an endowed library. Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny was the first library given under the Carnegie formula, that is, Andrew Carnegie gave the building on the condition that the city maintain the library.
Source: The Pittsburgh Press, 31 March 1989.
He died in 1919 of bronchial pneumoniahttp://www.carnegie.org/sub/kids/carnegi…