Smith_Memorial_Library

Smith Memorial Library

Smith Memorial Library

United States historic place

Smith Memorial Library is a member of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System,[3] located on Bestor Plaza on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York.[4]

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The library was constructed from a $69,000 gift willed from the estate of Mrs. A.M. Smith Wilkes. The library serves as caretaker of the Chautauqua Institution Archives, including all Chautauqua Press publications from as early as 1876. It also houses objets d'art, books, and journals which Mrs. A.M. Smith Wilkes collected on her travels.[5]

The building is a contributing property in the Chautauqua Institution Historic District.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Chautauqua Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 8, 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Smith Memorial Library". Chautauqua Institution. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Carolyn Pitts (February 14, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chautauqua Institution Historic District / Chautauqa Assembly (before 1902)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 22, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 17 photos from 1980 (5.76 MB)
  5. [5]
    Crocker, Kathleen; Currie, Jane (March 19, 2001). Chautauqua Institution, 1874-1974 (Images of America: New York). Arcadia Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-0738505459.


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