Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Library Building and Development Records
Dates: 1901-1914
Collection Number: ARC 538
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 0.4 cubic ft. : 11 folders in 1 document case.
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: Legal, financial, and administrative records of the Monterey Public Library pertaining to the funding and building of the
Monterey Public Free Library in 1910-1911.
Language of Material: English
Access
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Publication Rights
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Library Building and Development Records. Collection Number: ARC 538. Monterey Public Library
Acquisition Information
Transfer to the Monterey Public Library after 1914.
Biography/Administrative History
The first new Monterey Library building in the 20th century was built at the corner of Van Buren and Franklin streets in 1910-11.
It was made possible by a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie's trust fund for "free public libraries", the first of the wealthy
steel industrialist's public endowment programs. The building was designed by the Watsonville architect W. H. Weeks, who is
responsible for several other structures in Monterey. The building contractor was Robert Trost. When the Monterey Library
moved to larger quarters at its current location, in 1952, the Carnegie Building became the initial home of the Monterey Institute
of International Studies and is still part of the Institute's complex.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection consists of the Library Board of Trustees' correspondence with Andrew Carnegie and his assistant, with architect
William H. Weeks, and with the builder Robert Trost; building indentures, agreements, and resolutions; building plans, The
Monterey Library Association constitution and by-laws; and Library rules and book lists.
