Burling Library construction and renovation, 1956-1984.

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Burling Library construction and renovation, 1956-1984.

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Contains planning materials from the mid-1950s, correspondence, drawings, specifications, and published materials regarding construction and renovation.

8 boxes (3.3 linear ft.)

Grinnell College. Burling Library

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Grinnell College. Burling Library

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The Grinnell College Libraries started in 1853-54 with 1200 volumes. Faculty served as librarian beginning in 1862-63; the first, full-time librarian was hired in 1889. The Carnegie Library opened in 1905 and Burling Library was built in the late 1950s and renovated in the early 1980s. From the description of Library records, 1851-[ongoing] (Oglesby Public Library District). WorldCat record id: 37549123 Burling Library was designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and cons...

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