List of Carnegie libraries in Mississippi
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Mississippi provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Mississippi, where 11 public libraries were built from 10 grants (totaling $145,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1904 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $90,000).
Key
Building still operating as a library
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building no longer standing
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Public libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted[1] |
Grant amount[1] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarksdale | Clarksdale |  |
Nov 21, 1911 | $10,000 | 114 Delta Ave. | Still serving original function as Free Public Library |
| 2 | Greenwood | Greenwood | Sep 29, 1911 | $10,000 | 408 W. Washington St. | Closed in the 1970s | |
| 3 | Gulfport | Gulfport |  |
May 15, 1916 | $10,000 | 1300 24th Ave. | Building is currently operating as the Gulf Coast School of Art - Youth Visual Fine Art School |
| 4 | Houston | Houston |  |
Feb 25, 1908 | $6,000 | 105 W. Madison St. 33°53′47″N 89°00′03″W / 33.89639°N 89.00083°W |
Still serving original function as Free Public Library |
| 5 | Jackson | Jackson | Jan 31, 1911 | $25,000 | |||
| 6 | Meridian Carnegie Library (white) | Meridian |  |
Dec 2, 1904 | $30,000 | 628 25th Ave. 32°21′50″N 88°42′11″W / 32.36389°N 88.70306°W |
Currently houses the The Meridian Museum of Art |
| 7 | Meridian Carnegie Library (black) | Meridian | Dec 2, 1904 | $8,000 | |||
| 8 | Mound Bayou | Mound Bayou | Feb 13, 1909 | $4,000 | Never used as a library building.[2] | ||
| 9 | Okolona | Okolona | Mar 11, 1914 | $7,500 | 321 W. Main St. | Still serving original function as Free Public Library | |
| 10 | Vicksburg | Vicksburg |  |
Jul 23, 1914 | $25,000 | 819 South St. 32°20′53″N 90°52′51″W / 32.34806°N 90.88083°W |
Now houses city offices |
| 11 | West Point | West Point | Jan 31, 1913 | $10,000 | 510 E. Broad St. | Now houses community development organization |
Academic libraries
| Institution | Locality | Image | Year granted[3] |
Grant amount[3] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millsaps College | Jackson | Mar 12, 1906 Nov 22, 1923 |
$15,000 $50,000 |
1701 N. State St. | ||
| 2 | University of Mississippi | University | Mar 15, 1905 | $25,000 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
- ↑ Anderson, p. 47.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Miller, pp. 38–40
References
- Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
- Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
- Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
- Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.
Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.