Penn State's Carnegie Building houses the College of Communications.
Carnegie Then Now
Carnegie Building on Penn State's University Park campus was built through a donation from industrialist Andrew Carnegie and was dedicated on November 18, 1904. The building originally served as Penn State's library until 1940. Currently it is occupied by Penn State's College of Communications. This photo illustration shows both how the building looked while under construction, and what it... Read more ›
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Carnegie Building originally served as Penn State's library until 1940 replacing the first campus library housed in Old Main. Through the years the facility has been home to Penn State's School of Journalism as well as the Daily Collegian. Currently it is occupied by Penn State's Bellisario College of Communications. (Photo 2017)
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Carnegie Building on Penn State's University Park campus was built through a donation from industrialist Andrew Carnegie and was dedicated on November 18, 1904. The building originally served as Penn State's library until 1940. To see full size photos of Carnegie Building click on the image above.
Carnegie Building Entrance
To celebrate Carnegie Building's centennial, a College of Communications professor and two students created a 14-minute documentary of its history. Watch it here.
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Carnegie Building on Penn State's University Park campus was built through a donation from industrialist Andrew Carnegie and was dedicated on November 18, 1904. The building originally served as Penn State's library until 1940. Through the years the facility has been home to Penn State's School of Journalism as well as the Daily Collegian. Currently it is occupied by Penn State's College of... Read more ›
Old Carnegie Building
These "engineering junior cadets" are taking part in a "rigging exercise" circa 1943 on the grounds of the Armory. Carnegie Building is in the background.
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A photo of the Carnegie Building looking up toward present-day Pattee and Paterno libraries.
History of Carnegie Building
Photos on display in the lobby during the centennial celebration showed the Carnegie Building's main entrance through the years. The building served as Penn State's primary library through 1940, replacing the overflowing, two-room library located in Old Main.
100th Anniversary of Carnegie Building
The Penn State College of Communications celebrated the 100th anniversary of its current home and Penn State University Park's original library building, the Carnegie Building, on Thursday, Nov. 18. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated $150,000 for the construction of Carnegie Library on campus in 1899. The building was completed in 1904 and dedicated on Nov. 18 of that year. Said Doug... Read more ›
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Joe Drelick, a senior at Penn State majoring in telecommunications, looks over his homework in the Carnegie Building between his classes. Drelick is from Oil City, Pa.
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A snow-frosted umbrella sits unattended outside Carnegie Building as snow continues to fall across campus on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Leaves Outside Carnegie
Graduate student Smriti Raj takes pictures with her pocket camera while standing among the leaves outside of Carnegie Building on Friday, Nov. 13. While most leaves have fallen by this point in the season, this particular tree is not yet completely bare even as most of its color now blankets the ground.
Late Night Trek Near Carnegie
A student treks down Pattee Mall near Carnegie Building late on Thursday, Feb. 25, as more snow threatened Happy Valley from a large storm system covering most of the mid-Atlantic states into New England from Thursday, Feb. 25, into Friday, Feb. 26. The snow storm arrived in Central Pennsylvania with high winds and drifting instead of heavy snow.
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Young elms in front of the Carnegie Building.
Carnegie Construction
Photographs depicted the construction at the rear of Carnegie Building from 1940-1942. Through the years, the building served as home to the music department among many others, as well as the student newspaper, The Daily Collegian. At one time it even was a firehouse. The School of Journalism took up residence there in the early 1950s, when the building was known as Carnegie Hall.
Carnegie Building Auditorium
The auditorium in Carnegie Building was filled with students to hear the professional wrestler talk about his work.
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After a day of note-taking and research, Lauren, a Journalism Camp participant, reviews her notepad while composing a story during a computer lab session in the Carnegie Building.
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Penn State Journalism Camp participants Elise (top) and Hayley (bottom) trade interview questions and ideas during one of camp's lab research sessions in the Carnegie Building on the University Park campus. Participants were able to use computer time to research stories, develop questions, and work with counselors on general journalism technique.
