Volume XXV · Spring 1970 · Number 3
The History of the University of Rochester Libraries--120 Years
--CATHERINE D. HAYES
 

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Rush Rhees Library. . .Building Data (1970)

ARCHITECTS
Murphy and Mackey, St. Louis
The late Eugene Mackay--partner in charge 

CONSULTANTS TO THE UNIVERSITY
Ralph Ellsworth
Sasaki, Dawson and DeMay

CONTRACTOR 
Werner Spitz Construction Co., Inc., Rochester, New York

ENGINEERS 
Londe, Gordon, Parker, St. Louis, Mo.--Mechanical 
Ketchum, Konkel, Ryan and Hastings, Denver Colo.--Structural

CONSTRUCTION COST CONSULTANTS
Wood and Tower, Princeton, N.J.


UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER-OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY PLANT
Richard W. Mortenson--Director of University Plant
Igor Shwabe--University Architect
Robert R. Ramsdell--Construction Engineer
Peter Monje--Field Engineer
Thomas R. Mason--Director of Planning

COSTS
Total project--$6,900,000
Furniture and Equipment--$700,000

OVERALL DIMENSIONS
Gross floor area: 
1971 structure--193,113
1928 structure--158,431
Total--351,544 

TYPE OF STRUCTURE
Reinforced Concrete

EXTERIOR
Predominantly brick and limestone with slate roof. Aluminum door and window frames. Duranodic finish. 

INTERIOR
Book capacity: 1,250,000 
Seating capacity: 
Carrels--414 
Table seats-1145 
Lounge--278 
Total-1837 


CARPET 
Acrilan, by E.T. Barwick Mills 

FURNITURE 
Chairs: Study--Sylvan Tech Lounge--Cartwright and Risom
Metal book stack--Aetna Steel Products
Wood book stack--Remington Rand 
Readers tables--Sylvan Tech 
Miscellaneous tables--Sylvan Tech and Risom
Card catalog cases--Risom 
Circulation desk--American Bar Fixture Corp.
Carrels--Modukarel by Monroe Industries
All furnishings in white oak; teak in Department of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Archives. 

CONSTRUCTION TIME
Two and one-half years: January, 1967, to August, 1969 


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