On April 9, 1903, Cleveland newspapers announced that Steel King Andrew Carnegie had agreed to donate $250,000 (today's equivalent of $8 million) to build seven new branch libraries in Cleveland. This letter from Carnegie to Cleveland Librarian William H. Brett, dated several days before the news reports, confirms the donation. | Date: April 4, 1903 | Source: Cleveland Public Library, Library ArchivesDownload Original File
Source
Cleveland Public Library, Library Archives
Date
April 4, 1903
"Andrew Carnegie Letter to William H. Brett" appears in: Carnegie West
