HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG2028.AM: Marguerite Nesbit, 1891-?
Paper: 1930
Tekamah, Burt County, and Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska: Librarian
Size: One item
BACKGROUND NOTE
Born in May of 1891, Marguerite Nesbit was the daughter of Dr. Andrew and Marietta Nesbit. Marguerite grew up in Tekamah, Nebraska, and by 1920 she was working as a librarian in Arizona, Burt County, Nebraska. The 1930 census shows Marguerite working in a library in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is unknown what happened to Nesbit after 1930.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one item, a typescript copy of a paper entitled, “Nebraska and Carnegie Libraries,” by Marguerite Nesbit, 1930. The paper includes historical information about Nebraska, Andrew Carnegie, and the founding of various public libraries across Nebraska.
INVENTORY
“Nebraska and Carnegie Libraries,” by Marguerite Nesbit, 1930
Subject headings:
Carnegie libraries — Nebraska — History
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
Lincoln (Neb.) — History
Nebraska — History
Omaha (Neb.) — History
Public libraries — Nebraska — History
TMM 09-29-2020