Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, photographs
Collection
Call Number: RU 696
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Sterling Library site under excavation. Looking south. Construction progress photograph number 28.
Excavation, 1927 October - November
Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Call Number: RU 696, Series I
Dates:
1927 October - November
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library site, looking northeast from the Hodges Building on York Street.
Construction, 1929 January-February
Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Call Number: RU 696, Series I
Dates:
1929 January-February
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Construction of the High Street side of Sterling Memorial Library.
Construction, 1929 September-October
Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Call Number: RU 696, Series I
Dates:
1929 September-October
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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High Street facade of Sterling Memorial library, looking northwest from Lampson Lyceum.
Construction, 1930 May-June
Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Call Number: RU 696, Series I
Dates:
1930 May-June
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Construction of the Sterling Memorial Library stack tower.
Construction, general, 1929
Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
1929
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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High Street entrance to Sterling Memorial Library, 1930.
High Street entrance, 1930 - circa 1932
Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 9-10
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
1930 - circa 1932
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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High Street entrance of Sterling Memorial Library.
High Street entrance, late, 1930s-1960s
Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
1930s-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library from Cross Campus.
From Cross Campus (negatives only), 1940s
Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
1940s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library from Cross Campus.
From Cross Campus, 1950s, 1960s
Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 15-16
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
1950s, 1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library entrance.
From Cross Campus, drawings
Part of Collection — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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York Street entrance to Sterling Memorial Library.
Entrance York Street
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: 20
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library stack tower, facing Elm Street, 1930-1932.
Stack Tower, facing Elm Street, 1930-1932
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: 28
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
1930-1932
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library nave.
Nave
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: 29
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Great Hall of Sterling Memorial Library.
Nave (drawings)
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: 30
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Eugene F. Savage's (BFA, 1924) oil mural "symbolizing the inspiration that directs the University's spiritual and intellectual efforts" behind the Sterling Memorial Library circulation desk.
Circulation desk
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: 33
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Eugene F. Savage's (BFA, 1924) oil mural "symbolizing the inspiration that directs the University's spiritual and intellectual efforts" behind the Sterling Memorial Library circulation desk.
Circulation desk, detail: Savage mural
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: 34
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Entrance doors to the Sterling Memorial Library main reading room.
Crossing, towards Main Reading Room
Part of Collection — Box: 3, Folder: 35
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library exhibition room.
Exhibition Hall
Part of Collection — Box: 4, Folder: 39
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Sterling Memorial Library, interior - L&B Room.
Linonia and Brothers Reading Room
Part of Collection — Box: 4, Folder: 41-42
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
circa 1927-1960s
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Rare Book reading room in Sterling Memorial Library.
Manuscripts and Archives (Rare Book Room), 1930-1963
Part of Collection — Box: 4, Folder: 50-51
Call Number: RU 696, Series II
Dates:
1930-1963
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives