Clearing the west lawn for the future site of the original library building

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Title: Clearing the west lawn for the future site of the original library building
Description: Some men are working to clear the west lawn for the building of the library as other people observe the work from a distance. The Armory, Davidson Hall, and Gilman Hall are in the background. Several model T's are parked along the street.
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.
Creator: Iowa State University
Organizations: Iowa State University
Iowa State University. University Library
Geography: Story County (Iowa)
Iowa
Usage Rights: U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives at archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/using-our-materials/making-copies/photog...
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Medium: photographs
Content Type: Image
Contributing Institution: Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/
Call Number: RS-4-8-I.Library.313-04-02
Finding Aid: RS-4-8-I.Library.313-04-02
Digital Collection: University Photographs; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/
University photographs
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