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The Morristown and Morris Township Public Library is a joint free public library for the towns of Morristown and Morris Township, New Jersey. History [ edit ] In 1792, informal book trading occurred between Morristown residents, with 97 members and 96 books.
Morristown and Morris Township Public Library - Originating as informal book trading in 1792, the library was officially incorporated in 1866. [110] After growing to 30,000 volumes, a 1914 fire destroyed the lyceum and much of its contents. In 1916, textile merchant Grinnell Willis constructed and paid for a new fireproof building. [110]
January 27, 1983. The Morris Carnegie Library is a former library building in Morris, Minnesota, United States, now occupied by a historical society. It was built in 1905 as one of the 2,500 Carnegie libraries funded by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 for having local significance ...
The Naked Ape. The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal is a 1967 book by English zoologist and ethologist Desmond Morris that looks at humans as a species and compares them to other animals. The Human Zoo, a follow-up book by Morris that examined the behaviour of people in cities, was published in 1969.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 2011 animated short film directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, [ 2] and produced by Moonbot Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana. [ 3] Described as an "allegory about the curative powers of story," the film centers on bibliophile Lessmore and his custodianship of a magical library of ...
The Willis Library, with Jody's Fountain in the foreground. The Willis Library is the main library of the University of North Texas. It houses business, economics, education, humanities, and social sciences collections. It also houses microforms and special collections such as the Music Library, the Digital Libraries, and Archives and Rare Books.
Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois. Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970, the library holds more than 4 million volumes, 53,000 current periodicals and serials, and over 3.6 million microform ...
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey. Contents: Counties and communities in New Jersey. Atlantic – Bergen ( Closter, Franklin Lakes, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Wyckoff) – Burlington – Camden – Cape May – Cumberland – Essex – Gloucester – Hudson – Hunterdon – Mercer ...