Library: Rush Rhees Library addition material
Biographical/Historical note
In 1962 a Library Committee was appointed to estimate space needs in Rush Rhees Library over the next decade. With the Wallis administration's plans for an overall expansion of the University, the committee concluded that more space was inevitably going to be needed for more programs, more students and faculty, and more books and acquisitions.
The original architects had anticipated that Rush Rhees Library would one day need to grow. Forty years after the debut of the original building, a substantial addition to the library was dedicated on April 23-24, 1970. This addition wraps around the original building's back and parts of its sides and is of a more open, modern style. As with the older portion, the addition was designed with flexibility in mind, allowing it to evolve as needed.
Scope and Contents note
Rush Rhees Library Addition Material includes correspondence, specifications, notes, and other documentation related to the planning, design, and construction of the 1970 addition. A thick folder of proposals, cost estimates, and correspondence relating to the renovations made to Rush Rhees Library in 1971-72 can be found in Box 6. Box 7 contains a scrapbook compiled by Augusta Hoeing, widow of Professor Charles Hoeing, who had donated $25,000 for a garden court in memory of her father, Calvin C. Laney, Rochester's first superintendent of parks.
Creator
- University of Rochester. Library (Organization)
Dates
- Creation: 1961-1973
Language of Materials
English
Extent
3.21 cubic feet (11 containers)
Restrictions on Access
For access to this collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu) at least two business days prior to your planned visit.
Please note: Some materials may be restricted or require permission for use.
Restrictions on Use
To request reproductions or permission to publish materials from the collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu). Researchers may be responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Most of the collection was received from Catherine D. Hayes, Assistant Director of Rush Rhees Library, in September 1970 and August 1988. Boxes 8-11 were added in April 2012.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Library: Rush Rhees Library Addition Material, UA229, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- University of Rochester. Library (Organization)
- Title
- Library: Rush Rhees Library addition material
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
- Date
- undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the University of Rochester Archives Library
Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd.
Rochester New York 14627-0055 USA
archives@library.rochester.edu
