Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Public Library in Lenox, Massachusetts in the Berkshires
Image | 1960 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
National Baseball Library, Cooperstown (N.Y.)
Image | 1984 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on back reads "Repository for baseball memorabilia by baseball writers and photographers." Postcard was mailed on Aug 15, 1984.
New England College Library
Image | 1960 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe New England College Library was constructed in Henniker, N. H. in 1967 and dedicated by Ogden Nash. The three-story structure has a 65,000 volume capacity and has the distinction of owning a valuable Shakespeare collection and the memorabilia of the late US Senator Styles Bridges." Postcard was never mailed.
Wichita, Kansas Public Library
Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on back reads "New Public Library. Wichita, Kansas. This contemporary structure is located in the cultural center in the central business district of Wichita." Postcard never mailed.
Wickland Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
Hugh M. Morris Library at the University of Delaware
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on the back reads: "HUGH M. MORRIS LIBRARY University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware The main library of the University of Delaware, dedicated in 1963, houses the University's principal research collections which are growing in size and importance. Contemporary in style, it blends with the modified Georgian architecture of the adjacent buildings." Postcard was never m...
Miller Library, Colby College, Waterville, Maine
Image | 1953 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionA gift of Merton L. Miller, class of 1890, on Mayflower Hill Campus." Postcard was postmarked April 8, 1953.
Colgate University Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
James Prendergast Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
Seattle Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
University of Illinois Library
Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Library, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. "The whole world here unlocks the experience of the past to the builders of the future.
Library "Chateau-sur-Mer
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on the back reads: "LIBRARY, 'Chateau-sur-Mer' Bellevue Avenue, Newport, R.I. The library, designed and constructed in the Florence workshops of Luigi Frullini is of sumptuously carved walnut. The date 1873 is carved on the side of the built in desk. Open to visitors under the auspices of the Preservation Society, May through October. (Admission charge)." Postcard wa...
L. A. Beeghly Library
Image | 1965 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on the back reads: "L. A. BEEGHLY LIBRARY, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa., built in 1963, has 'open stack' arrangement with space for 150,000 volumes and reader locations for 300. Rare books and manuscripts are displayed in the Swigart Treasure Room on second floor. Seals of the college, community and the founder of the Church of the Brethren add color to the main ...
Wessels Library at Newberry College
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on the back reads: "WESSELS LIBRARY, NEWBERRY COLLEGE NEWBERRY, S. C. Dedicated in 1954, the library was financed with funds from the Christian Higher Education Year Appeal and a gift from the Wessels family of Savannah, Georgia. This $200,000 structure houses 30,000 volumes plus periodicals and pamphlets." Postcard was never mailed
George J. Brooks Memorial Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
Cecil W. Robbins Library at Louisburg College
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed
Adrian City Hall and Library
Image | 1957 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was mailed on July 23, 1959
Chicago Public Library
Image | 1963 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionMichigan Avenue North On Back: Michigan Avenue, North showing Prudential Building and Library, Chicago
Charles Deering Library, Northwestern University
Image | 1965 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionDeering Library, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Detroit Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Detroit Public Library. Main Building Detroit, Michigan. Of Italian Renaissance style architecture, the pass1 building is one of the show place of Detroit.
Gross Pointe Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionGrosse Pointe Public Library, 10 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe, Michigan 48236, Founded in 1939 as a Division of the Gross Pointe Public School System. The Central Library pictured was designed by the world-famous architect, Marcel Breuer, and was the gift of the family of Mr. D. M. Ferry, Jr.
Wilbur J. Carr Memorial Library, Hillsdale College
Image | 1955 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionWilbur J. Carr Memorial Library, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich. One of the most modern small libraries in the mid-west. Carr makes available about 40,000 volumes, the Carr international collection, a large circulating record library. Carr houses two lounges, conference rooms, and kitchen.
Flint Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Flint Public Library, Flint College and Cultural Center. This outstanding facility was designed to provide attractive accommodations for the enrichment of community life through books, materials, and a variety of services.
Lane Library, Ripon College, Ripon, WI
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionRIPON COLLEGE, RIPON, WISCONSIN Lane Library
Public Library, New Rochelle, N. Y.
Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionFounded in 1894, the cornerstone of the present Carnegie building was laid in 1912. The library has 118,000 volumes. There are two branches and a traveling library trailer." Postcard was never mailed.
Youngstown University Library
Image | 1960 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
Bridgeville Public Library, Bridgeville, Del.
Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.
Western Reserve University I. F. Freiberger Library
Image | 1960 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collectionpostmarked July 16, 1966.
Mattoon Public Library
Image | 1972 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionMattoon Public Library 16th St. & Charleston Ave., Mattoon, Illinois Over 41,000 Volumes Main Floor - Adults--Second Floor-Young adults Basement - Children Open Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday-9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Summer Hours - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The Immaculata Library
Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionReading Area, The Immaculata Library, Irving Park Road and Marine Drive Chicago 13, Illinois
Freeport Carnegie Library
Image | 1960 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionFreeport Public Library, a gift of Andrew Carnegie, Freeport, Illinois.
James White Memorial Library, Emmanuel Missionary College
Image | 1961 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionJames White Memorial Library, Emmanuel Missionary College, Berrien Springs, Michigan. The flowering dogwood in the spring to help to make this the "Campus Beautiful.
Michigan State University Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionMichigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. The Formal Gardens near the Library Building add to the beauty of the campus.
Detroit Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionDetroit Public Library. Detroit, Michigan. The Burton Historical collection. Houses books, pamphlets, maps, pictures, original manuscripts and documents relating to the history of the Great Lakes region from the 16th century to the present.
Detroit Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan. The pass1 building of the Detroit Public Library, is made in the Italian Renaissance style of architecture and is one of the show places of Detroit.
Milwaukee Public Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionInner dome, rotunda, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Neo-Renaissance building was erected between 1895 and 1899. It has been designated a landmark and registered in the National Register of Historic Places. Photograph Ã‚Å Eric Oxendorf. Produced by the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library.
Gilbert M. Simmons Library, Kenosha, WI
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library Kenosha, Wisconsin
Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville, Tennessee
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionCaption on the back reads: "Main building of the Knoxville Public Library. Branch Libraries and a bookmobile serve all sections of the City." Postcard was never mailed.
Camden Library
Image | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed.
State Library and Supreme Court, Hartford, Conn.
Image | 1970 | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard CollectionThe Sam Rayburn Library located in Bonham, Texas houses books and other mementos of Speaker Rayburn's political career.

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