State Library of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Capitol Centennial Collection

Former Republican governor Samuel W. Pennypacker makes a spirited defense of his administration's oversight of the construction of the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This volume gives a detailed description of the construction of the capitol, focusing on the business side of things, and defending those involved against the charges of conspiracy to defraud that had been lodged by newly-elected Democratic state treasurer William H. Berry. The point of the title is that Pennypacker believed the charges were trumped up and that they both profaned and desecrated the whole - otherwise exemplary -- building project. Published by William J. Campbell of Philadelphia after the trials were concluded, the book is written in the form of a letter "To the People of Pennsylvania" dated 4 October 1911 at Pennypacker's Mills. It contains a few plates and facsimiles.

A 4 page pamphlet describing the Forum Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This art deco building originally housed the state's education department, and now houses the Office of Commonwealth Libraries and some other state offices.

A detailed description of the architecture and ornamentation of the Forum building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At first home to the Commonwealth's Department of Public Instruction, the building continues to house the State Library of Pennsylvania and various other state offices. Opened in 1931, the neo-classical style building's decoration is a rich art deco celebration of humanity's intellectual and cultural achievements. This pamphlet explains the symbolism and identifies the inscriptions found both within and without the structure. Includes many illustrations.

A richly illustrated guidebook to the art and architecture of the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Published when the building was brand new, the book's purpose -- according to the Foreword -- was "to serve as an interpreter; to help the reader to appreciate something of the problems involved and the way in which they have been solved; to search out the innumerable manifestations of beauty; and, above all, to discover in this material creation a living, high ideal."

A brief article celebrating the history of the State Library of Pennsylvania. It was originally published in the November 1970 "PLA Bulletin" pages 340-342.

Title supplied by cataloging agency. Photographs show loading and transferring of library materials from the old State Library to the new location in the Education Building. Includes interior shots of public service areas and offices.

A commercially-produced viewbook of the architecture of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania just prior to the dedication of the state capitol building in 1906. Consists of a brief introduction and 31 pages of plates. Includes black and white images of government buildings, schools, churches, large private residences, and parks (including the park and historic church in nearby Paxtang, Pennsylvania).

A 23 page pamphlet describing the murals at the Pennsylvania state capitol, painted by Violet Oakley. Prepared for an exhibit opening June 10, 2001. Includes biographical information. Also includes bibliographical references (p. 21) and lists of murals in the Capitol done by Violet Oakley (p.16-19).