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Ames Carnegie Library Dedication and Library Growth
The article covers Ames Carnegie library dedication with Miss Alice Tyler of Des Moines praising Iowa library expansion. It details building history, costs, and features, notes Carnegie gifts totaling about 1.076 million for 538 libraries, and urges Ames to raise 8000 more volumes to reach a functional collection. It cites organizers, architects Hallett & Rosson, and local officials including Dr O H Cessna.
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United States
Ames
Alice S. Tyler
Des Moines
Iowa
Ames Carnegie Library
Congregational Church
O. H Cessna
Library Board
Miss McConnell
F. D Ferrall
Christain Church
L. OC. Tilden
George Jadisch
Story County Bank
Galen Tilden
J. J. Grove
W. M. Greeley
M. K. Smith
George Hultz
Hallett & Rosson
George Bissel
Fourth Ward
City Library
Kellogg
Story Streets
Carnegie
Greeley
Ames Public Library
O. H. Cessna
Alice Tyler
State Library Commission
New Hampshire
Iowa General Assembly
10Th General Assembly
113Th General Assembly
General Assembly
Iowa Library Society
Marshalltown
Library Association
Massachussetts
Library Commission
Iowa Library Association
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
State Teachers’ Association
Ph. O. Society
State Library
New York
Iown
Association
Andrew Carnegie
Fairfield
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mount Vernon
Grinnell
Fayette
Tyler