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The first library was established in 1850 when the school was founded. In 1900 the library was located in the LeRoy Cowles Building on Presidents Circle.<ref name="history"></ref> In 1935 the library moved to the George Thomas Library Building on Presidents Circle, which now serves as the [[Utah Museum of Natural History]].<ref name="history"></ref> |
The first library was established in 1850 when the school was founded. In 1900 the library was located in the LeRoy Cowles Building on Presidents Circle.<ref name="history"></ref> In 1935 the library moved to the George Thomas Library Building on Presidents Circle, which now serves as the [[Utah Museum of Natural History]].<ref name="history"></ref> |
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In 1996 the library was rededicated after a 210,000 square foot expansion, which almost doubled the library's size.<ref name="history"></ref> |
In 1996 the library was rededicated after a 210,000 square foot expansion, which almost doubled the library's size.<ref name="history"></ref> |
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==Collections== |
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Revision as of 16:29, 4 May 2009
| J. Willard Marriott Library | |
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| 40°45′45″N 111°50′46″W / 40.7625°N 111.8461°W | |
| Location | University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Type | Academic |
| Established | 1969 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 3,000,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | University of Utah |
| Other information | |
| Director | Joyce L. Ogburn |
| Website | http://www.lib.utah.edu |
J. Willard Marriott Library is the main undergraduate and graduate library at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is dedicated to J. Willard Marriott, the founder of Marriott International. The library is over 500,000 square feet in size and houses over 3 million volumes.[1]
History
The first library was established in 1850 when the school was founded. In 1900 the library was located in the LeRoy Cowles Building on Presidents Circle.[2] In 1935 the library moved to the George Thomas Library Building on Presidents Circle, which now serves as the Utah Museum of Natural History.[2]
In 1968 the library moved to its permanent location when the new J. Willard Marriott Library was dedicated.[2] In 1996 the library was rededicated after a 210,000 square foot expansion, which almost doubled the library's size.[2]
Collections
The Library's Special Collections include the 1949–2006 papers of Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts from 1985 to 2006.
The Aziz Atiya Library, which is located in the Marriot Library, is named after the founder of the Middle East Center Aziz Suryal Atiya and is the fifth largest library for Middle East studies in North America.[3]
External links
References
- ^ "Marriott Library at a Glance January 2008" (HTML). University of Utah. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "History of the Library" (HTML). University of Utah. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Middle East Center: About Us". University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-4-6.
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