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37: 229:., and his wife, Angela, who provided the lead gift for a substantial renovation to the original 1965 structure. In the summer of 2018, the library underwent a major renovation converting the upper floor to facilitate collaborative study space, increasing the footprint of our archives and special collections, and updating the building to be more accessible for all patrons. Renovations were completed in spring 2019. 855: 268:
data management interface, many of these materials are available through the U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives, a multimedia collection of historical material from college's history, spanning the history of the log colleges, Washington College, Jefferson College, and Washington & Jefferson
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The Patterson Collection includes a broad array of approximately 500 old and rare books dating from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. This circulating collection was donated in 1929 by the estate of Thomas Hamilton Hoge Patterson of Philadelphia, a real estate developer during the early
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formed the nucleus of the library at Washington College. The library has identified five books in the collection from this original purchase. After the unification of Washington College and Jefferson College, the first unified library was the college's Carnegie Library, located in what is now called
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The Archives & Special Collections Library houses items related to the college and its history as well as a large collection of manuscripts and other material related to 18th and 19th century history of the United States, with an emphasis on Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Learned T. Bulman '48
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died in 1932, the Walker family donated his private library to the college. The Walker Room on the lower level of the library is a recreation of John Walker's private library as it existed in his Western Avenue mansion in Pittsburgh. The Walker Room contains a rich collection of books, bookcases,
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in 1789. The Archives and Special Collections contain significant holdings of historical papers dating to the college's founding. The Walker Room contains the personal library of prominent industrialist
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pictures, furniture, chandeliers, and exquisite stained-glass lamps. It had been originally installed in the Thompson Library, but moved to the U. Grant Miller Library when the building opened in 1965.
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Historic Archives & Museum holds rare books, manuscripts, and archival materials relating to the college's history. It was named for a W&J alum in honor of a $ 1 million gift. With the
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The Clark Family Library maintains a robust collection of print and electronic resources that are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the college curriculum.
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During the early period, in 1789, Benjamin Franklin sent a personal gift of fifty pounds for the purchase of books, to form the beginning of a school library
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In the historical collections at W. and J. are five which Director Ewing has identified as part of the purchase made with Franklin's original gift.
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Manual of public libraries, institutions and societies in the United States and British provinces of North America
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Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College
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U. Grant Miller Library

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Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College
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