View of early construction on the 1st library addition, 1960
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View of early construction on the 1st library addition, 1960
Description
Workmen have started work on the foundation for the 1st addition. Vertical rebars are sticking out of the foundation. A workman is operating a crane owned by Thomas Construction Company to lift a drum-shaped object. The workmens' office, two vehicles and Gilman Hall are visible in the background.
The library was first housed in Old Main, which also contained the college's reception room, lecture hall, specimen museum, students' rooms, a chapel, kitchen, laundry, and dining room. An initial purchase of $2,500 for books for the library was made in 1870 by President Welch. The library was moved to Morrill Hall in 1896 and to the Central Building (now Beardshear Hall) in 1913. In 1925, the new library building was completed to house the library's 115,000 volumes under one roof. The new facility was not large enough to allow for adequate expansion and was outgrown within five years. The first addition to the library was completed in 1961, with a second addition completed in 1969 and a third addition was completed in 1983. In 1984, the Iowa State University Library was officially dedicated as the W. Robert and Ellen Sorge Parks Library.
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Iowa State University
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RS-4-8-I.Library.258-04-04-02
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Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html
Date
1960
2008-03
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University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html
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Photograph
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Image
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RS-4-8-I.Library.258-04-04-02
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