Bookplate Design for Andrew Carnegie's Personal Library in black and white

 

Name
Carnegie Corporation of New York (Creator)
Title
Bookplate Design for Andrew Carnegie's Personal Library in black and white
Abstract
When Andrew Carnegie funded his first library in Dunfermline, Scotland, he had the motto “Let there be light” carved within its Gothic-arched entrance. He also chose it for his bookplates.
Collection Name
Carnegie Corporation of New York Records
Archival Context
Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
Subjects
Libraries; Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
Format
drawings
Genre
drawings
Date
[between 1872 and 1919]
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
Carnegie Centennial Exhibition
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-nhdw-br97