Kresge Library's 60th Anniversary

The Kresge Library Michigan State University Oakland from Groundbreaking October 17, 1959 to Dedication May 12, 1962

Item

Title

The Kresge Library Michigan State University Oakland from Groundbreaking October 17, 1959 to Dedication May 12, 1962

Description

Students wheel piles of books into the new library; Chancellor Varner and Donald O'Dowd lead the way.

Stamps, Marks, Inscriptions, and Condition Notes

Caption: October 27, 1961. More than 20,000 books are moved from temporary quarters to the new Kresge Library by MSUO students, seen here with Chancellor Varner and Dean of the University Donald O'Dowd on the library steps.

Creator

Oakland University See all items with this value

Date

1961-10-27

Temporal Coverage

1960s See all items with this value

Place

Kresge Library See all items with this value

Subject

Kresge Library See all items with this value

Varner, Durward B., 1917-1999 See all items with this value

Oakland University -- History See all items with this value

Buildings See all items with this value

Libraries See all items with this value

Facilities See all items with this value

Universities and colleges See all items with this value

Oakland University See all items with this value

O'Dowd, Donald D. (Donald Davy), 1927- See all items with this value

Medium

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Extent

9.00X10.50

Format

JPEG image

Type

Image

Rights

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Identifier

OUP_015_09_005

Source

Oakland University Historical Photograph Collection

Item sets

Oakland University Historical Photographs

Kresge Library

Media

OUP_015_09_005.jpg