Carnegie and Museum

Andrew Carnegie Correspondence – Correspondence pertaining to the establishment or the and museum from 1890-1920 Community Relations/CCS – Relates to administrative aspects of CLP and miscellaneous events including news releases, memorabilia and photographs from 1900 to present Development Office – Concerning the Library’s funding efforts from 1940 to present Director’s Office – Materials that relate to the day-to-day activities of the Director, also includes materials related to the various departments and branches Finance and Administrative Office – Relates to the finances, buildings policies and activities of the Library 1960 to present Friends of Carnegie Library of – Carnegie Library School Association materials as well as annual reports and minutes of faculty meetings from 1901 to 1963 History and General Information Collection – Various materials relating to many aspects of the Library, including reports, histories and memorabilia from 1892 to present Main Library Docents – Materials relating to the Library docent training from 1995 to 1999 Main Library Services – Documents the Main Library Services Departments under the authority of the Assistant Director of the Main Library from 1915 to present Staff Association – Concerning the organization and functions of the Staff Association from 1943 to present Volunteer Services – Concerning the everyday working of this department from 1990 to present Branches – Materials including their history and operation:  Allegheny 1889 – present  Beechview 1930 – present  Brookline 1930 – present  Carrick 1935 – present  Downtown & Business 1923 – present  East Liberty 1903 – present  Hazelwood 1900 – present  Hill District 1899 – present  Homewood 1902 – present  Knoxville 1935 – present  Lawrenceville 1898 – present  Martin Luther King Jr. Reading Center 1964 – 2006  Mt. Washington 1900 – present  Sheraden 1956 – present  South Side 1909 – present  Squirrel Hill 1970 – present  Woods Run 1956 – present

Neighborhood – Day-to-day workings of the Associate Director of the branches from 1974– present District Services – Consisting of studies, surveys, conferences and reports that provide the foundation of District Services from 1950 – present President’s Office of the Carnegie Museums– Concerning the daily operation of the President’s Office of the Carnegie Institute from 1890 – 1999 Carnegie Museum of Art Women’s Committee – Concerning information about the administrative management of the committee, as well as planning materials and photographs of various events held by the committee from 1957 – present

Children’s Archives Carnegie Library School – Contains Library School Association’s materials as well as annual reports and minutes of faculty meetings from 1901 to 1963 Children’s Department, Main – Contains reports, programming, correspondence, photographs and historical material pertaining to Children’s Department from 1901 to present Historical Collection of Children’s Literature – Works of late 19th and early 20th century children’s books plus a complete run of St. Nicholas Magazine

Archival Collection Craig Papers - Over 5,000 items that reflect the career of Major Isaac Craig as quarter master general of the U.S. Army at Fort Pitt from 1768 – 1808 James W. Knox – Papers and correspondence collected by James W. Knox concerning his life and work as Allegheny County Controller from 1948 to 1968 Liberty Tunnel – Collection contains daily accounts of the construction of the tunnels from 1914- 1924 Performing Arts and House Tours Programs – Materials and programs from various performing arts and cultural events that took place in Pittsburgh from 1970 to 2001 Pittsburgh Board of Public Education – Materials on nearly every public school to fall under the Board of Public Education, in addition to material regarding the Board itself from 1861 to 1980 Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association – Collects reports, minutes, proposals, studies, plans and newspaper clippings dealing with the association from 1914 to 1973 Southern Telegraph Company – Correspondence and telegraph receipts concerning the telegraph lines in the Confederate States of America that were used by the Confederate Army from 1856 to 1877 Stefan Lorant Collection – Contains extensive notes and drafts for each chapter of Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City from 1953 to 1963 Leon A. Arkus Collection of John Kane – Documents and materials collected by Leon Arkus (Former Director of the Museum of Art), author of John Kane, Painter, concerning the life and work of folk artist, John Kane Teenie Harris Collection – Contains black and white gelatin silver prints and color resin coated prints that Harris took as a studio photographer, as well as a staff photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier depicting the city of Pittsburgh, in particular the Hill District