Smith Memorial Library

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]

Smith Memorial Library
Smith Memorial Library at the Chautauqua Institution
LocationChautauqua, NY
Nearest cityJamestown
Coordinates42°12′31.4″N 79°27′56.1″W
Built1931
Part ofChautauqua Institution Historic District (ID73001168)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 197373001168[1]
Designated NHLDCPJune 29, 1989[2]

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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Chautauqua Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-10. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08.
  3. "Smith Memorial Library". Chautauqua Institution. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  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 2009-06-22. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 17 photos from 1980 (5.76 MB)
  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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