In the 1960s, Jere Whitson Building was a fireproof library building completed during the summer of 1949. In 1962 it was named in memory of Jere Whitson, Chairman of the original Board of Trustees of Dixie College, the forerunner of Tennessee Tech. In addition to the library, in the 1960s the building included an auditorium with a seating capacity of 300 and reading rooms with a seating capacity of 600. The library contained approximately 230,000 volumes, including 67,000 on microcards and microfilm, serial publications of many societies and institutions, a selected list of state and federal publications, 44 newspapers, and 1,586 periodicals.
title:
Picture of girl in stacks looking at book - division page for Eagle
creator:
Tennessee Technological University. Photo Services
subject:
Tennessee Technological University. Jere Whitson Building
subject:
Libraries and students
subject:
Open and closed shelves
subject:
Academic libraries
description:
In the 1960s, Jere Whitson Building was a fireproof library building completed during the summer of 1949. In 1962 it was named in memory of Jere Whitson, Chairman of the original Board of Trustees of Dixie College, the forerunner of Tennessee Tech. In addition to the library, in the 1960s the building included an auditorium with a seating capacity of 300 and reading rooms with a seating capacity of 600. The library contained approximately 230,000 volumes, including 67,000 on microcards and microfilm, serial publications of many societies and institutions, a selected list of state and federal publications, 44 newspapers, and 1,586 periodicals.
date:
1970-01-16
type:
image
format:
jpeg
identifier:
19700116_037_0055_0003
publisher:
Tennessee Technological University. Archives and Special Collections
source:
RG 112 Photo Services photographs, Box 37, Folder 55.
language:
eng
relation:
RG 112 Photo Services photographs, Box 37, Folder 55
temporal:
1970s
spatial:
Cookeville (Tenn.)
spatial:
Putnam County (Tenn.)
rights:
In Copyright
rights Holder:
Tennessee Technological University. Photo Services
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