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Title
Ohio
State
University
Library
-
inside
the
stacks
Subject
Education
Universities & colleges--United States--1890-1940
Ohio State University. Library
Ohio State University. William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library
William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library
Ohio State University
Thompson, W. O. (William Oxley), 1855-1933
Time Period
1930s
1940s
Place
Columbus (Ohio)
Franklin County (Ohio)
Description
First
caption
reads
: "
Code
-
D
18
;
Class
.
-
Colleges
and
Art
Galleries
;
Ident
.
-
Library
,
Ohio
State
University
-
inside
the
stacks
;
Location
-
Columbus
; This
photo
must
be
returned
to
Ohio
Writers
'
Project
,
78
E
.
Chestnut
St.
,
Columbus
,
Ohio.
"
Second
caption
reads
: "
Ident
.
-
B
15
to
Illinois
-
National
Picture
Book
1/9/41
;
Location
-
Columbus
,
Ohio
;
Credit
-
Ohio
Writers
'
Project
;
Caption
-
Inside
the
stacks
,
Library
of The
Ohio
State
University
; This
photograph
must
be
returned
to the
Ohio
Writers
'
Project
8
E
.
Chestnut
St.
,
Columbus
,
O.
" This
photograph
shows
two
levels
in the
stacks
at
OSU
Main
Library
,
each
with a
student
looking
for
books
. The
William
Oxley
Thompson
Memorial
Library
,
anchoring
the
western
end
of The
Oval
,
is
the
Ohio
State
University’s
main
branch
and
single
largest
repository
. Also
called
the
Main
Library
,
it
was
named
after
the
university’s
fifth
president
. The
Thompson
Library
,
designed
by the
Boston
firm
of
Allen
and
Collens
in the
Italianate
Renaissance
Revival
style
was
opened
January
6
,
1913
. Its
placement
on the
Oval
was
suggested
by the
Olmsted
brothers
who
had
designed
New
York
City's
Central
Park
. The
library
has been
renovated
or
expanded
three
times
since
its
original
date
of
construction
. The
first
addition
, a
massive
extension
of the
original
three-floor
structure
, the
addition
of a
10-story
tower
, as
well
as
single
story
extensions
to the
north
and
south
ends
of the
east
entrance
. This
first
renovation
was
completed
on
June
2
,
1951
. The
second
expansion
added
an
unadorned
modern
extension
to the
west
wing
,
finished
on
January
5
,
1977
. In
July
2006
, the
library
closed
to
begin
the
$108
million
dollar
renovation
of the
building
started
on
January
10
,
2007
. The
2007-09
renovation
included
hazardous
materials
abatement
,
replacement
and
expansion
of the
1977
addition
, and
restoration
of the
building's
original
east
facade
. The
library
reopened
on
August
3
,
2009
, and
it
was
officially
dedicated
on
September
24
,
2009
.
Creator
Ohio
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Photographs
Source
State
Archives
Series
1039
AV
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
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Type
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File Name
SA1039AV_B08F13_003_1.tif
Image Height
6097
Image Width
4898
File Size
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Display File Type
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Format
picture
Date created
2010-04-30
Date modified
2010-06-09
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