Morris Library Construction
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1954 December 1
- Description
Construction of Morris Library, looking at the southeast corner of the building. The cornerstone laying ceremony occurred in 1953. Stage 1, consisting of the basement and floors 1-3, opened in several stages in 1956, 1958, and 1964. Stage 2, consisting of floors 4-7, began construction in 1968 and opened in 1971. Morris Library replaced Wheeler Library. It underwent extensive renovation from c. 2003-2008 and reopened in 2009.
- Creator
Hewitt C. Curtis Studio
- Contributing Institution
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Type
- image
- Format
- Black and White Photograph
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Copyright holder is unknown. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please contact the Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Phone: + 1 (618) 453-2516. Email: https://7009.sydneyplus.com/final/Portal/EndUserRequestForm.aspx?lang=en-US
- Chicago citation style
- Hewitt C. Curtis Studio. Morris Library Construction. 1954 December 1. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sic_photos/id/2051. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Hewitt C. Curtis Studio, (1954 December 1) Morris Library Construction. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sic_photos/id/2051
- MLA citation style
- Hewitt C. Curtis Studio. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sic_photos/id/2051>.