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1870s<\/a> | 1880s<\/a> | 1890s<\/a> | 1900s <\/a>| 1910s<\/a> | 1920s<\/a> | 1930s<\/a> | 1940s<\/a> | 1950s<\/a> | 1960s<\/a> | 1970s<\/a> | 1980s<\/a> | 1990s<\/a> | 2000s<\/a> | 2010s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1910<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Library fee merged into general tuition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1911<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Author, subject, and title catalogs merged <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Series of lectures delivered to Freshman on use of the library<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Document<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Holdings grow to 10,000 bound volumes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1912<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Rena<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Rena B. Findley appointed Head Librarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1913<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– College property including library and collections transferred to city of Akron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Engineering and biology libraries created<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1915<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Library Building Fund created to fund building new library <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Ground breaking for new college library<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Library<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– First library annual report <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1916<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Carl<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– New library building completed (Carl F. Kolbe Hall)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Library privileges extended to \u201call citizens\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mathematics and physics libraries established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1917<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Library participates in American Library Association War Book Fund <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1919<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Josephine<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– First Associate Librarian appointed (Josephine Cushman)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1870s<\/a> | 1880s<\/a> | 1890s<\/a> | 1900s <\/a>| 1910s<\/a> | 1920s<\/a> | 1930s<\/a> | 1940s<\/a> | 1950s<\/a> | 1960s<\/a> | 1970s<\/a> | 1980s<\/a> | 1990s<\/a> | 2000s<\/a> | 2010s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1910 – Library fee merged into general tuition 1911 – Author, subject, and title catalogs merged – Series of lectures delivered to Freshman on use of the library – Holdings grow to 10,000 bound volumes 1912 – Rena B. Findley appointed Head Librarian 1913 – College property including library and collections transferred to city of … <\/p>\n

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