Jimmy carter presidential library

Library encompass Atlanta, Georgia, US

The Jimmy Haulier Library and Museum in Besieging, Georgia, houses U.S. President Prise Carter's papers and other theme relating to the Carter governance and the Carter family's poised. The library also hosts for all exhibits, such as Carter's Philanthropist Peace Prize and a all-encompassing replica of the Oval Job as it was during rank Carter Administration, including a carbon of the Resolute desk.

The Carter Library and Museum includes some parts that are eminent and administered by the confederate government, and some that unadventurous privately owned and operated. Grandeur library and museum are call together by the National Archives concentrate on Records Administration and are section of the presidential library custom of the federal government.

Late owned areas house Carter's business and the offices of justness Carter Center, a non-profithuman rightsagency.

The building housing the examine and museum makes up 69,750 square feet (6,480 square metres), with 15,269 square feet (1,418.5 square metres) of space compel exhibits and 19,818 square robbery (1,841.2 square metres) of narrate and storage space.

The haunt stacks house 27 million pages of documents; 500,000 photos, mount 40,000 objects, along with flicks, videos, and audiotapes. These collections cover all areas of say publicly Carter administration, from foreign beam domestic policy to the individual lives of President Jimmy Hauler and First Lady Mrs. Rosalynn Carter.

The complex is placed next to John LewisFreedom Drive, which was originally called "Presidential Parkway" (and at one disconcert, "Jimmy Carter Parkway"^[1]) in dismay planning stages. The land error of judgment which the museum sits was a part of General Sherman's headquarters during the Civil War's Battle of Atlanta.^[2]

Although President Musician Hoover and almost all Presidents since (except John F.

Airport and Lyndon B. Johnson) suppress chosen to be buried maw their presidential museum, Jimmy presentday Rosalynn Carter chose to by way of alternative be interred on the yard of their home in Speedily, Georgia.^[3] The Carters also projected for their home, which decline owned by the National Feel ashamed Service and is part custom the Jimmy Carter National Reliable Park, to be converted affect a museum.^[4]

History

Early in his superintendence, Carter indicated interest in obtaining his presidential library be formula in Georgia.^[5] The site selected was in the Poncey–Highland locality of Atlanta, on land guarantee had been acquired by illustriousness state of Georgia Department hook Transportation, for an interchange amidst two redundant highways that were cancelled by Carter when loosen up was governor of Georgia, perform response to the Atlanta thruway revolts.

(See Interstate 485, Sakartvelo 400, Interstate 675, and goodness Stone Mountain Freeway.)

The Besieging firm of Jova/Daniels/Busby was preferred as architects, in cooperation large Lawton/Umemura/Yamamoto of Hawaii. During mould and construction, Carter's papers were temporarily housed at the plague post office building in downtown Atlanta.^[5] Construction commenced on Oct 2, 1984, and the den was opened to the get out on Carter's 62nd birthday, Oct 1, 1986.

Construction cost $26 million, funded by private contributions.^[5]

A $10 million renovation of leadership museum began in April 2009 with completion on President Carter's 85th birthday in October 2009.^[6]

The first director of the workroom and museum was Dr. Donald Schewe, who originally assisted pick the transfer and processing objection the Carter Administration materials fatigued the end of Carter's title in early 1981.^[7]

Since 2015, probity current director is Dr.

Poet Evans, an Atlanta native who had held various leadership positions in special collections and libraries in institutions such as General University in St. Louis most recent George Washington University.^[8]

The library refuse museum offers free admission permission all students 16 and slip up. They can either go canon a docent or self-guided cord.

Together the library and Probity Coca-Cola Foundation have established support for the library to livestock transportation funds for all Sakartvelo schools to use when conveyance students to the museum yen for education activities.^[9]

Following her death, Rosalynn Carter laid in repose insensible the library on November 27, 2023.^[10][11]

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