carr's 18,000 book library, according to hope rossiter, showed marks of personal selection. rossiter further noted that carr ""represented simply the heights of achievement by an african of ability who through all his life had no material advantage that is not available to every young man in nigeria...it was because carr...used his wide education and tremendous culture as a background and not as a profession, that he is, in africa, so outstanding. he is a perfect example of the cultured man - the quite well read, well-behaved and completely educated and cultivated man"". carr's library was acquired by the nigerian government and the 18,000 book collection was sent to the university college, ibadan (which would later become university of ibadan), forming the foundation library at that institution.