hazards and poor insulation of electrical wires. After forming a close relationship with the governor, Egle and a team of forty men were able to move more than 100,000 books to a new library building in December 1894. In February 1897, during Egle's term, the old capitol building where the Pennsylvania State Library used to reside, went up in flames. The materials that had been moved to the new building were saved, but some vital historical and legislative documents that remained in the capital had been burned before they had been copied. George E. Reed was the state librarian from 1899 to 1902. During that time he created a catalog of the entire collection. Although it was not the first catalog of the collection, it was the most accurate and extensive one that had been attempted. The next state librarian, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, made significant advances to the library. His tenure lasted from 1903 to 1921. He worked with other library organizations to improve access of materials to people across the state, and the state library collection was vastly diversified. Montgomery was a vital influence in the development of the Pennsylvania State Archives in 1903 and in the State Museum of Pennsylvania in 1905, which were divisions of the library. However, in 1941 these two divisions were separated from the state library. See also List of Pennsylvania state agencies References External links Official website Buildings and structures in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Libraries in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex Pennsylvania