Item 28: Bookplate, The Carnegie Library of Bucknell University, 1906

Item — Box: 20, Folder: 28

Staff Only

Bookplate, Carnegie Library, 1906

Dates

Created: 1906

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Bookplate

Condition Note:

Good, no issues.

Measurements:

4 1/16 in. x 3 ⅜ in.

Title:

The Carnegie Library of Bucknell University Presented By

Description:

A bookplate of Bucknell University. It shows the front of a building that says “Vergil-Dante Milton.” Vergil, Dante, and Milton are characters from the poem Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Dante Alighieri was born in May 1265 in Florence, Italy. He was a “poet, writer, and philosopher.” He’s known for creating the Divine Comedy and it is known for being one of the most influential poems and “the greatest literary work of the Italian language.” The Carnegie Library was built between June 1904 and June 1905 by the New York architectural firm of Ackerman and Peabody, The library was built to accommodate 150,000 volumes and opened for use in September 1905. There are portions of Renaissance Revival style architecture that are identical to the Morgan Library in NYC. At the time of construction, there were 976 students attending Bucknell, 94 were women attending the separately administered Female Institute. For more information about the Carnegie Library at Bucknell University, please visit the Carnegie Project website here.