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Library Exterior: Right Entrance, circa 1940
The Library right entrance as it was in the 1940s.
Browsing Room, circa 1940
[typewritten on back]: “Sweet Briar College --- The Browsing Room in the library. An attractively furnished room for recreational reading by the students.”
Students Studying, circa 1940
Students studying at a carrel in the lower levels [?], as seen through a bookshelf.
Students on the Library Steps, 1941
[typewritten on back]: “Waiting for the bell to ring, on the steps of the Mary Helen Cochran Library.”
Students Studying, 1941
Students studying in the library in 1941.
Study Gallery, 1944
Students working in the library's study gallery, 1944.
A Corner of the Browsing Room, 1944
Lois Gene Patton (class of '44, right) and Beverly Hollman (class of '44, left) reading in a corner of the browsing room in 1944.
The Front of the Library, 1945
An exterior shot of the library, covered with ivy, in 1945.
Students Chatting on the Steps, 1948
Two students talking on the steps to the right entrance, 1948.