Theodore Wesley Koch (1871-1941) Papers 1894-1980

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Theodore Wesley Koch (1871-1941) Papers 1894-1980

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The Theodore Wesley Koch Papers fill three boxes and document Koch's life and work as University Librarian at Northwestern University, 1919-1941. The Papers include biographical materials, correspondence, and publications, but the bulk of the materials relate to Koch's involvement in the design and construction of Northwestern's Charles Deering Library (1933).

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Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941

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Librarian at the Library of Congress, University of Michigan and Northwestern University, and bibliophile. From the description of Theodore Wesley Koch papers, 1894-1941. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420658 Theodore W. Koch (1871-1941) was for many years a prominent figure in American librarianship. After completing his M.A. degree at Harvard University in 1894, he was employed by the library at Cornell University to catalogue the Fiske Collec...

Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Library

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Northwestern University was founded in 1850; classes began in the building known as Old College, at Hinman and Davis Streets in Evanston, in 1855, with an enrollment of ten young men. During the summer of 1856, Northwestern's board of trustees allocated $1000 to create a library. Initially the library was directed by faculty members, and borrowing privileges were restricted to faculty. Professor William Godman, one of the two original faculty members (teaching Greek language and lit...