Rosenberg Library
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Rosenberg Library
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| Location | 2310 Sealy Street Galveston, Texas |
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| Nearest city | Galveston, Texas |
| Built | 1904, Expanded 1971 |
| MPS | Central Business District MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 84001722 |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1984 |
Rosenberg Library, a public library located at 2310 Sealy Street in Galveston, Texas, United States, is the oldest continuously operating library in Texas. It serves as headquarters of the Galveston County Library System and its librarian also functions as the Galveston County Librarian.[1]
Segregation
Like many institutions in the American South, during segregation the library maintained a separate branch for African Americans. This new library, built in 1905, was added to the western wing of Central High School, the city's high school for African Americans.[2]
Galveston & Texas History Center
The Galveston and Texas History Center collects materials relating to Galveston and early Texas. Major manuscript collections include the papers of Samuel May Williams, Gail Borden, John Grant Tod, Jr., and James Morgan; the records of several nineteenth and early twentieth century businesses, including those of I.H. Kempner, Harris Kempner, Henry M. Trueheart, and J. C. League; the records of several organizations and churches in the area; and twentieth-century collections reflecting recent events and activities in Galveston and the upper Gulf Coast. The map collection includes maps and charts of Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and adjacent coasts dating from the sixteenth century to the present. Holdings of the museum department include historical artifacts pertaining to Galveston or early Texas, paintings of Galveston subjects or by such local artists as Julius Stockflethqv and Boyer Gonzalez, and a sizable collection of Russian and Greek icons. The rare book collection contains incunabula, first editions, and examples of fine printing.
See also
References
- ↑ Fall 2007 Galveston County Library System Newsletter
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External links
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- Pages with broken file links
- Public libraries in Texas
- Landmarks in Texas
- Culture of Galveston, Texas
- Buildings and structures in Galveston, Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas
- Education in Galveston, Texas
- Libraries established in 1904
- Library buildings completed in 1905
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
