1912 Library, Evanston, Illinois

[LIB9174] Apparently the sender was having a better time than ever and "I have plenty of money."

You've got to love this one: “Book mutilation in Evanston. The authorities of the Evanston Public Library are looking for a man who has a mania for destroying valuable books. Within a week several volumes have been mutilated by a red hot instrument run through the pages. From the atlases maps have disappeared. Serialized works have also suffered. The Council passed a new ordinance making the punishment more severe.” --Times Herald [Website]

1960s Deering Library Northwestern University EVANSTON IL

The Charles Deering Library opened on January 3, 1933 and served as Northwestern University's library until 1970 when the new, main library building was completed.

The Deering Library was designed by the renowned architect James Gamble Rogers who also designed the South Quads, Dyche Stadium, and Scott Hall on Northwestern's Evanston campus as well as most of the buildings on the University's Chicago campus. Rogers also designed numerous other academic buildings including the Harkness Quads and the Sterling Library at Yale.

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