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Currently located in the Milano Reading Room of the Wise Library.

1. Bust of Dante in the Wise Library Reserve Room , West Virginia University

IDNO:
008010
Title:
Bust of Dante in the Wise Library Reserve Room , West Virginia University
Date:
1959
Description:
Currently located in the Milano Reading Room of the Wise Library.
Shows earth moving equipment in place after the lawn was removed but before major excavation in front of Wise Library began. Front entrance was still open.

2. Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019114
Title:
Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University
Date:
1999/09/03
Description:
Shows earth moving equipment in place after the lawn was removed but before major excavation in front of Wise Library began. Front entrance was still open.
Shows earth moving equipment in place after the lawn was removed but before major excavation in front of Wise Library began. Front entrance was still open.

3. Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019115
Title:
Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University
Date:
1999/09/03
Description:
Shows earth moving equipment in place after the lawn was removed but before major excavation in front of Wise Library began. Front entrance was still open.
Shows early excavation work in progress in front of Wise Library. Front entrance closed. Side entry to Wise was the main entrance to the library at this stage.

4. Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019116
Title:
Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University
Date:
1999/09/03
Description:
Shows early excavation work in progress in front of Wise Library. Front entrance closed. Side entry to Wise was the main entrance to the library at this stage.
Shows early excavation in front of Wise Library. Outer wall of basement level of Wise is visible.

5. Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019117
Title:
Downtown Library Complex during Construction, West Virginia University
Description:
Shows early excavation in front of Wise Library. Outer wall of basement level of Wise is visible.

6. Temporary Engineering Sciences Building, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019247
Title:
Temporary Engineering Sciences Building, West Virginia University
Date:
1965
View of Temporary Engineering Sciences building located on WVU's downtown campus adjacent to Clark Hall where the Chemistry Annex Building is today. This building was referred to as the 'Tin Can'.

7. Temporary Engineering Sciences Building, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019248
Title:
Temporary Engineering Sciences Building, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
View of Temporary Engineering Sciences building located on WVU's downtown campus adjacent to Clark Hall where the Chemistry Annex Building is today. This building was referred to as the 'Tin Can'.
The tenth level, West Virginia Collections, prior archives.

8. Building Survey, Cramped Storage Shelves in the Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019596
Title:
Building Survey, Cramped Storage Shelves in the Wise Library, West Virginia University
Description:
The tenth level, West Virginia Collections, prior archives.

9. Building Survey, West Virginia Collection Material on Level Ten of Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019615
Title:
Building Survey, West Virginia Collection Material on Level Ten of Wise Library, West Virginia University

10. Interior View of Rare Books Room at Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019644
Title:
Interior View of Rare Books Room at Wise Library, West Virginia University

11. Wise Library Lobby from Reference Room Foyer, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019705
Title:
Wise Library Lobby from Reference Room Foyer, West Virginia University
Date:
1950/04/02
Books and paper in background. Boxes on the shelves on the left. Table and chairs in the foreground.

12. Wise Library Music Room, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019706
Title:
Wise Library Music Room, West Virginia University
Date:
1950/04/02
Description:
Books and paper in background. Boxes on the shelves on the left. Table and chairs in the foreground.

13. Wise Library West Virginia Room, Sixth Level , West Virginia University

IDNO:
019707
Title:
Wise Library West Virginia Room, Sixth Level , West Virginia University
Date:
1961

14. Wise Library Periodicals Room, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019708
Title:
Wise Library Periodicals Room, West Virginia University
Date:
1950/04/02

15. Wise Library Reference Room, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019709
Title:
Wise Library Reference Room, West Virginia University
Date:
1950/04/02
West Virginia themed books on two shelves.

16. Wise Library West Virginia Heritage Bookshelf, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019710
Title:
Wise Library West Virginia Heritage Bookshelf, West Virginia University
Date:
1963
Description:
West Virginia themed books on two shelves.
From the Dominion News caption, July 29, 1970: 'It may be messy now but West Virginia University Library employees try to ignore the 'ditch' and concentrate on the promised blessings of central air conditioning. Mrs. Lawrence A. Lang plugs away at the typewriter while the chasm in her office awaits installation of equipment.'

17. Wise Library Main Office - Installing Central Air Conditioning, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019711
Title:
Wise Library Main Office - Installing Central Air Conditioning, West Virginia University
Date:
1970
Description:
From the Dominion News caption, July 29, 1970: 'It may be messy now but West Virginia University Library employees try to ignore the 'ditch' and concentrate on the promised blessings of central air conditioning. Mrs. Lawrence A. Lang plugs away at the typewriter while the chasm in her office awaits installation of equipment.'

18. Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019712
Title:
Wise Library, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1945
Construction begin on the main section of the library in 1930. The tower or floors six through 10 were added in 1950. This photo of the building before the addition of the tower, was possibly taken in the 1940's.

19. Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019713
Title:
Wise Library, West Virginia University
Date:
undated
Description:
Construction begin on the main section of the library in 1930. The tower or floors six through 10 were added in 1950. This photo of the building before the addition of the tower, was possibly taken in the 1940's.

20. Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019714
Title:
Wise Library, West Virginia University
Librarian, R. F. Munn views Civil War era broadsides on a bulletin board in the library.

21. Librarian R. F. Munn at Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019715
Title:
Librarian R. F. Munn at Wise Library, West Virginia University
Date:
1961
Description:
Librarian, R. F. Munn views Civil War era broadsides on a bulletin board in the library.

22. Wise Library, Stacks of the West Virginia Collection on the Tenth Level, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019717
Title:
Wise Library, Stacks of the West Virginia Collection on the Tenth Level, West Virginia University
Date:
1961
Photoduplication department worker in process of putting newspaper pages onto microfilm.

23. Microfilming Newspapers in the Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019718
Title:
Microfilming Newspapers in the Wise Library, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1965-1971
Description:
Photoduplication department worker in process of putting newspaper pages onto microfilm.

24. Patron Reading Newspaper on Microfilm, Wise Library, West Virginia University

IDNO:
019719
Title:
Patron Reading Newspaper on Microfilm, Wise Library, West Virginia University
Date:
ca. 1965-1971