1958 - The northeast addition to Ellis Library

A sketch of the 1958 addition to the library. With the addition the University planned to have around a million volumes and facilities for two million. At this time, the library included a first floor undergraduate library for freshmen and sophomores, 100 private study rooms, 1000 lockers for graduates, 40 seminar rooms, and an open reading space. Fall of 1961 marked the completion of this large addition.