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"Bye-Bye Dana Wing!", 2013

The note on the board covering the entrance to the Dana Wing, 2013.

Tags: 2010s, color, construction, Dana Wing, interior, library, reading room, Sweet Briar College

"Honors student with tutor", 1953

[written on back in pen]: “Honors student with tutor”

Tags: 50s, black and white, faculty, interior, library, stacks, students, Sweet Briar College

“Exhibit of Daisy Williams’ books”, circa 1930

[written on back in pen]: “Exhibit of Daisy Williams’ books”

Tags: 30s, black and white, display, interior, library, Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar Silent Dance Party

[from the Youtube description]: "During our stressful exam period some girls decided to throw a silent dance party in our library to ease some of the stress."

Tags: 2000s, color, interior, library, reading room, students, Sweet Briar College, videos

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.

Tags: 40s, Beverly Hollman, black and white, browsing room, Dottie Sue Caldwell, interior, library, Lois Gene Patton, Pat Pattou, students

A Library Tour, September 1962

A library worker showing students the reading room on a tour of the Mary Helen Cochran Library, September 1962.

Tags: 60s, black and white, interior, librarians, library, library staff, reading room, staff, students, Sweet Briar College

Alice Cary Farmer and Penny Harrison Admiring a Library Display, circa 1950

Two students -- Alice Cary Farmer and Penny Harrison -- admiring a book from the "NEW BOOKS" display.

Tags: 50s, black and white, display, interior, library, students, Sweet Briar College

Backhoe Clearing Debris, 2013

Construction workers using a backhoe to clear debris in front of the Dana Wing, 2013.

Tags: 2010s, color, construction workers, Dana Wing, demolition, exterior, library, Sweet Briar College

Beginning of Dana Wing Construction, 1966

The back of the library right before the construction of the Dana Wing, 1966

Tags: 60s, black and white, construction, Dana Wing, exterior, library, Sweet Briar College

Biology Class Studying the Reflecting Pool, 1956

A zoology class studying aquatic life in the reflecting pool in front of the library, October 1956

Tags: 50s, black and white, exterior, library, students, Sweet Briar College

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