George C. Marshall Research Library, Lexington, Virginia

[LIB7825] Lexington, Virginia's new Marshall Library houses a fascinating museum dealing with World War II and the life of war-time chief of staff and the author of the European recover plan.

The building, which faces the VMI parade ground, will become a leading center for 20th century military and diplomatic history. [from the back of the card]

THE MISSION OF THE George C. Marshall Research Library is to collect, preserve, and make available to scholars a documented record of the life and public service career of George Catlett Marshall. That mission includes a variety of military and diplomatic history issues between the years 1900 and 1960. Many of Marshall's contemporaries have donated their documents in support of the library's mission. [Website]

1907 Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, Massachusetts

[LIB4863] - Having a regard for her native place and being prompted by a desire to increase the opportunities for culture among its inhabitants.

With these words Mrs. Maria Hastings Cary of Brooklyn, New York, offered the Town of Lexington $1,000 for books if a free public library were established. The year was 1867. [Read more history at the website]

Preston Library & Museum Virginia Military Institute LEXINGTON VA

Published by "Whitman's Phototypes" Canton PA

Named for Colonel J.T.L. Preston, the library was built in 1939 as a joint venture between the Virginia Military Institute, the State of Virginia, and the Works Progress Administration. Preston Library was dedicated on 11 November 1939, as part of the Institute's centennial celebration. Members of the Preston family were present for the ceremony. Governor James Hubert Price gave the dedication speech and President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a congratulatory address via a telephone connection wired to the public address system. In 1972, the building was enlarged and in 1996 renovated. Recent activities during the summer of 2007 included the renovation of the Reference Room and restoration of the original 1939 terrazzo floors. [SOURCE]