Crossett Library Planning and Construction, 1948-1964
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Boxes 4-5. Oversize boxes 13-15. Contains documents related to the planning and construction of the Crossett Library. Materials include architectural drawings, reports and plans, correspondence, and committee files.
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Item Proposed Crossett Library Renovation/Addition by Shepley Bulfinch(Shepley, Bulfinch, 1989)Item Program for the Crossett Opening(Bennington College, 1959)Program: 2:00 p.m. Address by Keyes Metcalf, Director Emeritus of Harvard University Library Theatre 3:30 p.m. to Guided Tours of the libaray 5:30 p.m.Tea will be servedItem Telephone Conversation with Mr. Peterson on June 9, 1958 About Designs for a Service Desk(Bennington College, 1958-06-09)Telephone conversation with Mr. Peterson on June 9, 1958 about designs for a service desk.Item Letter to William C. Fels from Pietro Belluschi, Architect on January 22, 1960(Bennington College, 1960-01-22)Letter to William C. Fels from Pietro Belluschi, Architect on January 22, 1960Item Memo to Mary Hopkins from Tony Smith on March 20, 1958(Bennington College, 1958-03-20)Memo to Mary Hopkins from Tony Smith on March 20, 1958Item Memorandum to Mrs. Brown from William C. Fels on September 24, 1957(Bennington College, 1957-09-24)Memorandum to Mrs. Brown from William C. Fels on September 24, 1957Item Letter to Dean Belluschi from Leonard Wilson(Bennington College, 1959-10-23)Letter to Dean Belluschi from Leonard Wilson on October 23, 1959 about the visiting architects.Item Report on Meeting of President Burkhardt and Miss Hopkins with Mr. Belluschi on April 20, 1957(Bennington College, 1957-04-20)Report on Meeting of President Burkhardt and Miss Hopkins with Mr. Belluschi on April 20, 1957 in Boston with Mr. Belluschi in his office.Item Meeting of the Faculty Library Building Committee and William Fels, January 22, 1958(Bennington College, 1958-01-22)Meeting of the Faculty Library Building Committee and William Fels, on January 22, 1958Item Letter to Mary Hopkins from Warren Peterson June 5, 1958(Bennington College, 1958-06-05)Letter to Mary Hopkins from Warren Peterson on behalf of Carl Koch and Associates, Architects on June 5, 1958.Item "Continuity without compromise" February 1960(Bennington College, 1960-02)"Continuity without Compromise" article first published in the February 1960 Issue of Forum about Crossett Library architecture.Item Article "Beautiful Bennington" By Mary S. Hopkins, Librarian(Bennington College, 1960-12-01)Library Journal Volume 85, No. 21, December 1, 1960 Architectural Issue, Article "Beautiful Bennington" By Mary S. Hopkins, LibrarianItem Notes on a conversation with Frederick Burkhardt March 25, 1957(Bennington College, 1957-03-25)Notes on a conversation with Frederick Burkhardt on March 25, 1957. report on his Boston Meeting with Pietro BelluschiItem Letter to Polly from Betty regarding library plans, December 11, 1958(Bennington College, 1958-12-11)Letter to Polly from Betty regarding library plans, December 11, 1958.Item Shelf Space in Bennington College Library by Subject(Bennington College, 1959)Shelf Space in Bennington College Library divided by subject.Item Formal Opening of the Edward Clark Crossett Library, Friday, October 16, 1959(Bennington College, 1959-10-16)Schedule of events for the formal opening of the Edward Clark Crossett Library on Friday, Ocotber 16, 1959.Item A memorandum to the Faculty Library Committee from William C. Fels Sept 20 1957(1957-09-20)A memorandum to the Faculty Library Committee from William C. Fels written on Sept 20 1957.Item Minutes of the joint committee meeting, including the Library Building Committee, Faculty Library Planning Committee, FEPC, and others on September 18, 1957(Bennington College, 1957-09-18)Minutes of the joint committee meeting between the Library Building Committee, Faculty Library Planning Committee, FEPC, Student Library planning Committee, Executive Committee and SEPC in Barn 1 on Wednesday, September 18, 1957 at 4:15 p.m.Item Minutes of the Library Committee of the Board of Trustees Meeting with the Library Building Committee, July 26, 1957(Bennington College, 1957-07-26)Minutes of the Library Committee of the Board of Trustees Meeting with the Library Building Committee, held in Leigh House on Friday July 26 1957 at 1:30 p.m. Present: Mrs. Brown, chairman, Mr Andres, Mr. Falk, Mrs Nields, Mr. Fels, Mr. Brockway and Miss Hopkins. Mr Ruebhausen, Mr. Belluschi, Mr. Warren Peterso, Mr Hides Sasaki, Mrs. Leslie, Mr. Pike, and Miss Eason and Miss Bowman, secretaries, also met with the committees. Absent: Mr. Tishman