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Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library
Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library was the centrally administered library of the College of New Rochelle in New York. It comprised the main college library and five affiliated libraries: * Co-Op City * Brooklyn * John Cardinal O'Connor in the South Bronx * Rosa Parks in Harlem * District Council 37 in TriBeca History The first library was located in the original library room of historic Leland Castle. It then expanded into a larger space on the same floor until 1923 when the library was moved into space formerly occupied by the chapel on the second floor of the 1901 wing of Leland Castle. Later it moved to bigger quarters on the third floor. The 1939 new building, dedicated to CNR founder, Mother M. Irene Gill, O.S.U. had both an exhibit room and auditorium/lecture hall on the ground floor. On the second floor, a large stained glass window, the “Transmission of Knowledge,” was installed in the Main Reading Room. In addition to its role as a campus library, the Gill Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
