Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Director's Office collection III - Allegheny Regional Asset District (ARAD), CLP.20220315.001.I
Arrangement
Repository
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections
Title
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Director's Office collection III - Allegheny
Regional Asset District (ARAD)
Collection Number
CLP.20220315.001.I
Extent
6 BoxesStored in 6 record storage containers.
Date
1993-2007
Abstract
The collection contains records
pertaining to the receipt of funding from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (ARAD) by
the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP). The collection was received by the William R.
Oliver Special Collections Room in December 2011. Contents of the collection may prove
useful for researchers within the institution or external users who are submitting grant
requests to ARAD, searching for funding precedents, or tracking ARAD funding trends,
particularly funding for CLP operations and capital projects. The collection documents the
origins of ARAD and its relationship to CLP.
Language
English .
Author
Brooke Sansosti
Sponsor
Inventory prepared by Regina Brinza.
Publisher
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections
The ARAD Collection spans the years 1993 to 2007 and consists of five series: Reports
1995-2006, Budgets 1994-2005, Public Relations 1994-2007, Correspondence 1993-2005 [1998],
and Allegheny County Library Association 1993-2002.
The materials in this collection consist primarily of 8.5"x11" copy paper. A few items are
bound with plastic spirals. The content of those documents primarily includes letters and
faxes on letterhead, annual reports, and budget requests. There are a small number of items
such as printed PowerPoint slides, glossy pamphlets, and newspaper clippings.
The collection is 6 boxes, or 2.5 linear feet, with no oversized materials, and there are
no special preservation considerations. Arrangement is based upon type of content rather
than chronology. Within series, however, materials are in some cases ordered by year. For
Annual Report and Budget folders, dates refer to date of creation, not the proposed
year.
Biographical / Historical
There have been eleven Directors of CLP. The first Director, Edwin H. Anderson, was
succeeded by ten subsequent Directors, including the present Mary Frances Cooper. Since ARAD
was not created until 1993, this part of the collection pertains to the four most recent CLP
Directors. Robert B. Croneberger, the eighth Director, began in 1986 and died of cancer in
1998, after which Gladys Maharam, an interim director, held the position. In 1999, Herb
Elish was hired as Director. Dr. Barbara K. Mistick is the last Director appearing in these
records, as they end before Mary Frances Cooper began.
ARAD is an Allegheny County administered agency which awards grants to county non-profit
organizations. ARAD's sole funding source is a county sales tax. Half of those funds support
the grant awards, and the other half supports municipal governments and public works within
Allegheny County. CLP has been a major recipient of ARAD grants since the creation of the
program in 1993.
List of Directors
Edwin H. Anderson 1895-1904 Anderson H. Hopkins 1905-1908 Harrison W. Craver 1908-1917 John
Hopkins Leete 1917-1928 Ralph Munn 1928-1964 Keith Doms 1964-1969 Anthony A. Martin
1969-1985 Robert B. Croneberger 1986- 1998 Herb Elish 1999-2005 Dr. Barbara K. Mistick
2005-2011 Mary Frances Cooper 2012-2021
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research, but may contain specific access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for research, but may contain specific reproduction and use
restrictions.
Custodial History
The CLP Director's Office transferred the materials to the Archives in December 2011.
Preferred Citation
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Director's Office collection III - Allegheny Regional Asset
District (ARAD), Archives, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
