Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill Branch CLP.20170523.001

Language: English
Repository: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections
Title: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill Branch
Collection Number: CLP.20170523.001
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet Three boxes
Date: 1962-2002
Author: Greg Priore, Carly Lough
Publisher: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections
Address: 4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
info@carnegielibrary.org
URL: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/

Content Description

A finding aid for the documents and materials of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill Branch.

Arrangement

Each of the collection's six series is arranged by subject largely according to the original order of the files. All but the last are concerned with the branch in general, and include files on planning and construction, budget materials and branch events. The last of the series contains circulation records of the Children's Department.

Biographical / Historical

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill Branch was dedicated on December 13, 1972 on the corner of Forbes and Murray Avenues. Its centrality within Pittsburgh's largest neighborhood and convenience to the residents of adjacent neighborhoods such as Shadyside and Point Breeze made it one of the most anticipated and widest-serving branches in the Carnegie system. The 1.5 million dollar project incorporated a spacious parking level, street side commercial space, gallery areas and meeting rooms.

Planning began in 1967 but was periodically stymied by conflicts over location, labor, and funding as well as shipping delays and antidiscrimination demonstrations. The project was nevertheless championed by community interest, local civic groups and business owners eager for revitalization in the Forbes and Murray area.

The building has undergone renovations twice since its construction. The first of these in 1987 amended conflicts for blind and handicapped patrons. A second, full-scale renovation was completed in 2002.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions.

Accruals

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill Branch sends new materials to the Oliver Room on an irregular schedule

Custodial History

The collection was transferred from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill Branch to the William R. Oliver Special Collections Room

Preferred Citation

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Squirrel Hill Branch, William R. Oliver Special Collections Room, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Container List

Series I Branch Planning and Construction, 1965-1972

Scope and Contents

Branch and site planning, construction and event materials dating as early as 1962 form the majority of the collection.

Site Planning and Acquisition, 1965-1970

Containers: box 1, folder 1

Site Selection and Planning, 1965-1972

Containers: box 1, folder 2

Branch Planning, 1965-1972

Containers: box 1, folder 3

Branch Planning, 1968-1972

Containers: box 1, folder 4

Site Construction and Provisioning, 1969-1973

Containers: box 1, folder 5

Branch Specifications, 1972

Containers: box 1, folder 6

Series II Advisory Committee, 1972-1973

Scope and Contents

Files pertinent to the foundation and notes of the Advisory committee, budgeting and employee statistics, branch events and renovations as recent as 2002 are also included in four subsequent series.

Advisory Committee, 1972-1973

Containers: box 1, folder 7

Series III Budget Materials and Statistics, 1971-1988

Scope and Contents

Files pertinent to the foundation and notes of the Advisory committee, budgeting and employee statistics, branch events and renovations as recent as 2002 are also included in four subsequent series.

Budget Materials and Statistics, 1971-1988

Containers: box 1, folder 8

Series IV Branch Events, 1968-1993

Scope and Contents

Files pertinent to the foundation and notes of the Advisory committee, budgeting and employee statistics, branch events and renovations as recent as 2002 are also included in four subsequent series.

Open House, 1972

Containers: box 2, folder 1

10th Anniversary, 1982

Containers: box 2, folder 2

Squirrel Hill Poetry Workshop, 1987

Containers: box 2, folder 3

Miscellaneous Events, 1972-1993

Containers: box 2, folder 4

Branch Scrapbook, 1968-1974

Containers: box 2, object 1

Series V Branch Renovation Materials

Scope and Contents

Files pertinent to the foundation and notes of the Advisory committee, budgeting and employee statistics, branch events and renovations as recent as 2002 are also included in four subsequent series.

Renovation Plans and Materials, 1987

Containers: box 2, folder 5

Renovation Plans, 2002

Containers: box 2, folder 6

Series VI Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1972-1989

Scope and Contents

The last series includes the 1972-1989 Circulation Statistics for the branch's Children's Department.

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1988-1989

Containers: box 3, folder 1

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1987

Containers: box 3, folder 2

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1986

Containers: box 3, folder 3

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1985

Containers: box 3, folder 4

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1984

Containers: box 3, folder 5

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1983

Containers: box 3, folder 6

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1982

Containers: box 3, folder 7

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1981

Containers: box 3, folder 8

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1980

Containers: box 3, folder 9

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1979

Containers: box 3, folder 10

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1978

Containers: box 3, folder 11

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1977

Containers: box 3, folder 12

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1976

Containers: box 3, folder 13

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1975

Containers: box 3, folder 14

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1974

Containers: box 3, folder 15

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1973

Containers: box 3, folder 16

Children's Department Circulation Statistics, 1972

Containers: box 3, folder 17