1946 William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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1906 Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

[LIB4983]- Since 1838 the University of Michigan Library has been serving the research needs of students, faculty and the public. Over its many years of operation the library system has acquired an enormous wealth of diverse resources. Unable to contain these resources in one location the University of Michigan Library is physically spread over more than 12 buildings housing more than 20 libraries. [Website]

1915 Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

[LIB1636]Since 1838 the University of Michigan Library has been serving the research needs of students, faculty and the public. Over its many years of operation the library system has acquired an enormous wealth of diverse resources. Unable to contain these resources in one location the University of Michigan Library is physically spread over more than 12 buildings housing more than 20 libraries. [Website]

1938 New Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Clements Library, University of Michigan, ANN ARBOR MI

"The Clements Library was a gift to the University from Regents Clements. It houses the finest collection of books and manuscripts on American History in the World."

Located on the central campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the William L. Clements Library houses original resources for the study of American history and culture from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century. Its mission is to collect and preserve primary source materials, to make them available for research, and to create an environment that supports and encourages scholarly investigation of our nation's past. [SOURCE]

In 1922, noted Detroit architect Albert Kahn (1869-1942) designed the Clements Library in the Italian Renaissance style, based on Vignola's casino for the Villa Farnese, ca.1587, in Caprarola, Italy. [SOURCE]

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Legal Research Library, University of Michigan, ANN ARBOR MI

Of the Law Quadrangle group the William W. Cook Legal Research Building was the most striking. It was in harmony with the other buildings of the group although more massive in general design. The main part formed one vast paneled library 244 feet long, 44 feet wide, and 50 feet high, with seating capacity for 500. The exterior of the building was marked by four massive pentacle towers, which, with the long row of arched and tracery windows extending the length of the building, emphasized the essential Gothic spirit of the architectural scheme and, at the same time, imparted a rugged and individual beauty to the building. [Source: umhistory.dc.umich.edu]

Law Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI