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1. Poster for the University of Louvain Library Fund
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: posters
- Date: [between 1918 and 1947]
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
- Abstract: The Carnegie charities contributed $100,000 to the fund for the reconstruction of the Library of the University of Louvain, destroyed in World War I. The intentional burning down of one of the largest and oldest European libraries by German troops pr ovoked widespread outrage, and prompted an international fundraising drive, spearheaded by U.S. academics.
2. University of Louvain Library in World War II
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: photographs
- Date: 1940
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
- Abstract: The University of Louvain Library building burned down in the Second World War, and then had to be restored again.
3. University of Louvain Library Opening Ceremony Photographs
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: photographs
- Date: July 4th, 1928
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
4. University of Louvain Library Opening Ceremony Photographs
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: photographs
- Date: July 4th, 1928
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records
5. University of Louvain Library Opening Ceremony Photographs
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Format: photographs
- Date: July 4th, 1928
- Collection Name: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices Records