Baker-Berry Library
| Baker-Berry Library | |
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 Fisher Ames Baker Memorial Library | |
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| 43°42′18″N72°17′21″W/ 43.70500°N 72.28917°W | |
| Location | 25 North Main Street,Hanover,New Hampshire,US, 03755-3564 |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | 1928 |
| Other information | |
| Affiliation | Dartmouth College |
| Website | www |
TheBaker-Berry Libraryis the mainlibraryatDartmouth CollegeinHanover,New Hampshire.Thefresco,The Epic of American Civilization,was painted byJosé Clemente Orozcoin the lower level of the library, and is aNational Historic Landmark.[1]Baker's tower, designed afterIndependence HallinPhiladelphia,stands 200 feet above campus and is often used as an iconic representation of the college.[2][3][4][5]
History
[edit]The original, historic library building is theFisher Ames Baker Memorial Library;it opened in 1928 with a collection of 240,000 volumes. The building was designed byJens Fredrick Larson,modeled afterIndependence HallinPhiladelphia,and funded by a gift toDartmouth CollegebyGeorge Fisher Bakerin memory of his uncle, Fisher Ames Baker, Dartmouth class of 1859. The facility was expanded in 1941 and 1957–1958 and received its one millionth volume in 1970.
In 1992, John Berry and the Baker family donated US $30 million for the construction of a new facility, theBerry Librarydesigned by architectRobert Venturi,adjoining the Baker Library. The new complex, the Baker-Berry Library, opened in 2000 and was completed in 2002.[6]The Dartmouth College libraries presently hold over 2 million volumes in their collections.
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Section, Dartmouth mural (1932–1934) byJosé Clemente Orozco -
Departure of Quetzalcoatl, Dartmouth mural byJosé Clemente Orozco -
Gods of the Modern World, Dartmouth mural byJosé Clemente Orozco
References
[edit]- ^"AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS: Secretary Salazar, Director Jarvis Designate 13 New National Historic Landmarks".US Department of the Interior. March 11, 2013.RetrievedMarch 11,2013.
- ^Bruce, John (April 10, 2007)."The Dartmouth Conundrum".The Dartmouth Review.Archived fromthe originalon November 30, 2007.RetrievedOctober 24,2007.
the Baker Library spire (Baker being the signature Dartmouth building)
- ^"Baker Library Bell Tower".Dartmouth College Libraries. Archived fromthe originalon March 21, 2007.RetrievedSeptember 16,2007.
- ^Santos, Nicholas J (September 17, 2004)."No Bridge Left Unburned: Rage at Dartmouth".The Dartmouth Free Press.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2007.RetrievedSeptember 16,2007.
- ^"Dartmouth College's Berry/Baker Library"(PDF).The Observer.New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers. February 2003. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 27, 2007.RetrievedSeptember 16,2007.
- ^ About Baker-Berry Library
Further reading
[edit]- Krieger, Lois A (2002).The Woodward succession: a brief history of the Dartmouth College Library, 1769-2002.Dartmouth College Library, Trustees of Dartmouth College.
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