Aubrey Watzek Library
 The library building's exterior in 2010 | |
| Country | United States |
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| Architect | Paul Thiry  |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°27′03″N 122°40′09″W / 45.45095°N 122.66909°WCoordinates: 45°27′03″N 122°40′09″W / 45.45095°N 122.66909°W |
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The Aubrey Watzek Library is a library on the Lewis & Clark College campus, in Portland, Oregon.
History[]
The building was designed by Paul Thiry and completed in 1967.[1] The library doubled in size during renovations completed in the mid 1990s.[2][3]
In 2016, a copy of the 1599 Geneva Bible was rediscovered in the library's basement.[4]
Special collections[]
Since 2001, the library has housed the literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition collection in a special collections facility. The William Stafford Archive was established in the special collections in 2008.[2]
References[]
- ^ Ward, Jean M. "Lewis & Clark College". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Watzek at 50". Lewis & Clark College. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ News, Yale Daily (July 2005). The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2006: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 32nd Edition. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312341572.
- ^ Wang, Amy (September 30, 2016). "Lewis & Clark College student stumbles across Bible from 1599". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
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Categories:
- 1967 establishments in Oregon
- Lewis & Clark College buildings
- Libraries in Portland, Oregon
- Library buildings completed in 1967
- University and college academic libraries in the United States