College and Research Libraries By H. DEAN STALLINGS College and University Library Buildings: A Ten~Year Forecast, 195o~r96o Mr. Stallings is librarianJ North Da- kota Agricultural CollegeJ Fargo. THE ACRL Buildings Committee has made two studies on college and uni- versity library buildings recently. Three reports on the first study, issued by the chairman, Dr. Robert H. Muller, have ap- peared in College and Research Libraries.1 The information on future library build- ings, reported on by Dr. Muller, was limited to I03 libraries of accredited insti- tutions. The information collected on a small scale seemed to justify a more ex- haustive second survey of some I86o colleges and universities in the United States as listed in the United States Office of Ed~ca tion Directory, I950-5I. A questionnaire consisting of twelve questions was prepared by the committee and mailed to these I 86o colleges and uni- versities. As of August I5, I95I, there had been received I555, or 84.6 percent of the returns. (A few are still coming in) . A complete report on the returns is expected ~o be published later. The present report 1s presented now because it contains timely information on the buildings to be built in the near future or buildings completed within the past year or so. According to the findings in . Question IO of the questionnaire, IOO libraries are planning to build before I 960, or have completed during the past year. Although 1 October 195o; January & July I gSI. many of the libraries listed here were on Dr. Muller's list in the January issue of College and Research LibrariesJ very few have listed the same estimated cost. For example, the University of Indiana jumped their estimate from $4,00o,ooo to $6,ooo,- ooo, and increased the capacity from I ,ooo,ooo to I ,500,000 volumes, and seats from 2,000 to 2,8oo. The University of Pennsylvania changed their estimated cost from $2,ooo,ooo to $6,ooo,ooo, and changed their capacity from 6oo,ooo to 2,ooo,ooo volumes. Many other changes in thinking in just a few months' time show up by comparing the two lists. Some libraries are on Dr. Muller's list but did not answer the questionnaire for this compilation. For instance, the U ni- versity of Chicago appears on the Muller list as proposing a $6,ooo,ooo building, but not on this list, since they did not answer the questionnaire. Thus a comparison of both lists is necessary to obtain a complete story. It is interesting to note that of the I03 libraries planning a new building, 29 of them~plan to spend over a million dol- lars, I 5 of them over two million, and 2 of them as much as 6 million. Th other 74 libraries will cost between $50,000 and $I,ooo,ooo, with the median construction price at about $5oo,ooo. A brief summary of the other questions on the questionnaire is as follows: Question I : "Does your library occupy a separate main building?" Yes 590 No 846 136 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES LIBRARIES COMPLETED OR TO BE COMPLETED I95o-I96o Est. Cost Inc. Equip. $6,ooo,ooo 6,000,000 (no equip.) 4.750,000 4,'250,000 4,000,000 3,5oo,ooo (addition) 3,2oo,ooo '2, soo ,ooo (addition) '2,500,000 (extension, no equip.) '2,020,273 2,ooo,ooo+ '2,000,000 '2,000,000 2,000,000 '2,000,000 I ,625,000 I ,500,000 I ,500,000 I ,500,000 I ,500,000 I ,408,000 I ,35o,ooo I ,250,000 I ,I60,I05 I,ooo,ooo I,ooo,ooo I ,000,000 I ,000,000 (building in which Ii brary is one wing) No. of Vol. I,soo,ooo '2,000,000 I ,500,000 '2,000,000 I ,500,000 '2,500,000 350,000 I ,6oo,ooo I ,200,000 6oo,ooo I25 ,ooo 700,000 8oo,ooo soo,ooo 350,000 750,000 6oo,ooo soo,ooo 375,000 250,000 200,000 400,000 450,000 400,000 400,000 450,000 350,000 soo,ooo 250,000 225 ,ooo I25-I50,000 soo ,ooo-I ,ooo ,ooo 35o-4oo ,ooo 200,000 900,000 I 50-200,000 (I948 est.) 88o,ooo 85o,ooo 850,000 85o,ooo 85o,ooo 6oo, ooo-8oo, ooo 775 ,ooo 750,000 750,000 200,000 8o,ooo IOO,OOO I8,ooo I35 ,ooo '250,000 250,000 No. Readers 2,8oo I ,900 '2,500 3,65o I ,'200 I, 5<Xr-'2 ,000 I ,'200 I ,8oo '2,'200 I,6'23 500 9I7 I 1 200 2,000 I ,000 I ,700 I ,200 675 900 6oo 570 soo 900 75° 223 I,253 450 260 300 200-250 6oo-8oo 8oo 8oo 400 6oo 8oo soo Sq. Ft. I45 ,ooo '2I3,665 II6,2oo 54,000 I33,700 IOO,OOO IOOIOOO so ,ooo J4,I75 Cu. Ft. 3,000,000 3, 1'25 ,ooo 3,5oo,ooo 3,000,000 I ,700,000 I ,800,000 '2, I68 ,000 '2,904,3I'2 I ,487,000 I'27,500 I ,500,000 I ,205,000 I ,25o,ooo 628,000 66o,ooo 49,600 749,000 750,0oo 1 A blank indicates that no information was given on the questionnaire. APRIL, 1952 Library Indiana U., Bloomington, Ind. U. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia U. of Wisconsin, Madison Michigan State College, E. Lansing Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor So. Illinois U., Carbondale Ohio State U., Columbus (completed) Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge Brooklyn College, New York E. Illinois State College, Charlestob. U. of Georgia, Athens U. of Hawaii, Honolulu Purdue U., Lafayette, Ind. Ga. Inst. of Tech., Atlanta U. of Maryland, College Park City College, New York City Va. Polytech. Inst., Blacksburg Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. N. C. State Coil. of Agric., U. of N. C., Raleigh Colgate Univ., Hamilton, N. Y. Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y. Pa. State College, State College, Pa. U. of Wyoming, Laramie DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind. Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J. U. of Mississippi, University, Miss. Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. Alabama Polytech., Auburn, Ala. Marietta College, Marietta, 0. St. Lawrence U., Canton, N. Y. Municipal Washburn U., Topeka, Kan. U. of Vermont, Burlington Illinois Institute of Technology, Chi- cago (now in temporary building) W. Mich. College, Kalamazoo U. of Maryland, Baltimore N. Y. State Cfllege for Teachers, Buffalo ' ·· ., West Carolina eachers College, Cul- lowhee, N. C. Kansas S.T.C., Emporia Central Michigan College, Mt. Pleas- ant Long Beach State College, Calif. Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pa. Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Ore. S.T.C., St. Cloud, Minn. N. Mex. A. & M., State College, N.Mex. Oklahoma City University, Okla- homa City 137 LIBRARIES COMPLETED OR TO BE COMPLETED I95o- I96o-(continu ed) Est. Cost Inc. Equip. 750,000 7SO ,OOO 750 ,ooo 7SO ,OOO soo ,ooo-7SO ,ooo 700,000 700 ,000 6so,ooo 6so,ooo 6oo,ooo soo ,ooo soo,ooo soo ,ooo soo,ooo soo ,ooo soo ,QOO soo,ooo (very tentative) 47S ,ooo 400,000 3SO,OOO 310,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 '288 ,ooo 2 7S ,ooo '165 ,000 'lSO,OOO 'lSO,OOO 228,ooo 'lOS ,ooo '200,000 '200 ,000 '200,000 '200,000 '200,000 '200 ,000 No. of Vol. 'lSO,OOO ISO,OOO I'lS ,000 I'lS ,000 ?.oo,ooo '200,000 '200,000 1'1S ,ooo 'lSO,OOO 300,000 'lSO,OOO '200,000 ISO ,OOO ISO,OOO 8o,ooo 64 ,ooo '200,000 I'lS ,000 100 ,000 100,000 I 10,000 100 ,000 100 ,000 6o,ooo 6o,ooo 40,000 100,000 9S ,000 100,000 7S- IOO,OOO 8o,ooo 100,000 so,ooo 4S,OOO ISO,OOO 1oo,ooo 100,000 6o,ooo 3S ,ooo 30 ,000 No. Readers '28 7 6oo 400 340 5oo-6oo '288+ 100 sso '200 '200 6oo '200 ISO + 3S0 100 '260 6oo '200 IIS so sao 130 1'20 Sq. Ft. 4'2 ,000 32 ,000 ss ,8oo 45 ,ooo 8,'2'28 'lS,OOO IS- IS ,ooo I9,'200 9,5oo IS,9IO 38.38S I'l,OOO Cu . Ft. Library Kenyon College, Gambier, 0. U. of California, Riverside E. Carolina College, Greenville, N. C Goucher College, Baltimore, Md. · 500 ,ooo Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, N.Y. 42o ,ooo La Salle College, Philadelphia U. of Richmond, Va. Mills College, Oakland, Calif. Principia College, Elsah, Ill. General Theological Seminary, N.Y. 556,ooo N. D. Agricultural College, Fargo (completed) Harpur College, Endicott, N. Y. Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. College of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. 269,896 Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla. C9llege of St. Rose, Albany, N. Y. U. of Santa Clara, Calif. 81 S ,ooo Fairmount State College, Fairmount, W.Va. Bethany College, Bethany, W.Va. North Central College, Naperville, Ill. L ycoming College, Williamsport, Pa. St. Mary College, Xavier, Kansas Hampden, Sydney, Va. Lowell Textile Institute, Lowell, Mass. Conception Seminary, Conception, Mo. State Teachers College, Edinboro, Pa. S. W. Medical School, U. of Texas, Dallas (now in temporary build- ing) Oregon Coli. of Educ., Monmouth E 0 C E Library, LaGrande, Oregon New Orleans Baptist Theol. Semi- nary, New Orleans, La. Middle Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Western Maryland College, West- minster, Md. I9o-2oo,ooo Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pa. Panhandle A. & M. Goodwell, Okla. State U. of N. Y., Albany Western Theol. Seminary, Holland, Mich. Concordia, St. Paul, Minn. Crozer Seminary, Chester, Pa. Howard College, Birmingham, Ala. St. Paul's Polytech. Inst., Lawrence- ville, Va. 105 ,ooo So. State College, Magnolia, Ark. Chicago Lutheran Theol. Seminary, Maywood, Ill. Connors State Agric. Coli., Warner, Okla. 1 A blank indicates that no information was given on the questionnaire. 138 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES LIBRARIES COMPLETED OR TO BE COMPLETED Igso-Ig6o-(continued) Est. Cost No. of No. Inc. Equip. Vol. Readers Sq. Ft. Cu. Ft. Library I7S ,ooo 30,000 I70 I72,0J8 42,000 8oo (size of student body) I6o,ooo 75 ,ooo ISO ISO,OOO so,ooo I20 I20,000 IOO,OOO IJO IOO,OOO Ioo,ooo 200 73 ,ooo JO,ooo g6 so,ooo so,ooo Ioo,ooo ISO 2S ,ooo IOO I S--20,000 IOO II ,8oo Io,266 8,ooo La Verne College, La Verne, Calif. (completed) I86,750 Southwestern College, Winfield, Kan. I04,236 Elizabethtown College, Pa. 8o,ooo Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich. St. Paul's Polytech. Inst., Lawrence- ville, Va. S.W. Bible Institute, Waxahachie, Tex. York College, York, Neb. McPherson College, Kan. Gammon Theol. Seminary, Atlanta, Ga. Siena College, Memphis, Tenn . Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Mich. 1 A blank indicates that no information was given on the questionnaire. Since our study plans to deal only with separate buildings, more information should be obtained from the other 846 libraries that operate in a building occupied jointly with some other agency on the campus. None of the information here pertains to those libraries. Question 2 deals with the year of orig- inal construction, th~ number per year, and shows that the oldest library building still in service was built in I84r. High years in library construction are: I945-50, I03 libraries; I935-40, go libraries; I925-30, 9 I libraries, etc. A total of 57 3 buildings were built from I84I to I95I, according to the questionnaires. Question 3 reads: "If your building was originally built for some other purpose, check here ---." Ninety checked, in- dicating the possibilities of a study on what problems have been encountered in connec- tion with converting some building designed for another purpose into a library. Question 4 deals with additions built to the original building. I 38 have had ad- ditions built. Question 5 stated, "How many volumes could your present building accommodate if it were completely filled?" The answers APRILJ 1952 range from 3,500,000 down to 3,500, with the greatest frequency from Ioo,ooo to 200,000. It is of interest that I I of the li- braries reporting have a capacity of I,ooo,- ooo or over, and 32 more have a capacity of between one-half million and one million volumes. Question 6 asks: "Is your library com- pletely or almost filled?" 267 reported "yes," and 30I reported "no." Although 267 reported that they were filled and only I 02 reported they planned to build before Ig6o, it must show that many more will have to build soon or be heavily over- crowded before I g6o. Questions 7 and 8 related to seats in the library as related to the size of the student body, and whether or not the seating was ample, barely ample, or insufficient. Some interesting information was brought out here, and the Committee plans to analyze this information in the near future. Questions 9 and IO relate to new build- ings before Ig6o, and this information is tabulated herein. Question I I shows that I I4 libraries are planning to construct an addition, and 28 plan to construct ·a departmental library, and I I plan some other construction, pre- 139 sumably adding stacks within a building already built. Question 12 stated, "If the above ques- tions do not fit your situation, please ex- plain and describe your building problems and plans below." No accurate count has been made, but a safe guess is that com- ments on problems were made on two-thirds of these that have separate buildings. The Committee has no definite plan for tabulat- ing these, but perhaps will turn them over to some library school for a wo;th while term report. Library Research in Progress In its October issue College and Research Libraries, acting in conjunction with the Re- search Planning Committee of the A.C.R.L., will publish a list of "Library Research in Progress." Only such research that bears directly on the problems of college and research libraries will be included in the list. Except for those who are preparing theses in library schools, all librarians engaged in such research as is described above are invited to participate in this listing. Each item sent to the editor should include -the title of the research in progrss, and the name and library ad- dress of the author. Dayton Collection to West Virginia A gift to West Virginia University of the book collection of the late Arthur S. Dayton of Charleston has been made by his widow, Ruth Woods Dayton. The 7,000-piece collection, famed for its Shakespearean and other volumes dealing with the Elizabethan period, was unveiled to the public at a reception which marked the first use of the new "Rare Book Room." It is located in the addition to the library, which, completed this year, doubles the book capacity and increases considerably the student reading space. Included are copies of all four Folios, the most highly-prized and sought-after of all editions of Shakespeare. The First Folio, initially printed edition of the Bard's collected plays, appeared in I 623 and is the greatest rarity. The Second Folio, printed in 1632, is a rare Smeth.wick variant, while the Third Folio, 1664, was formerly the property of Julia Marlowe, and has the joint bookplate of the famous Shakespearean actress and her husband, E. H. Sothern. The Fourth Folio, 1664, completes the quartet. In addition to the Tonson quarto editions of the separate plays, issued in I 734 and I 735, the Shakespeare group includes rare examples of subsequent collected editions of the plays and poems-approximately 65 different edi- tions-ranging in date from I 709 to the pres- ent, and representing the editorship of such eminent figures as Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, James 0. Halliwell, and Furness. A serious student of Shakespeare and his times, Mr. Dayton collected rare editions of various chronicles of the period and hundreds of volumes of critical and biographical studies, not only of the poet but of his contemporaries as well. One of the oldest volumes in the Dayton collection is the "Nuremberg ·Chronicle," printed by Anton Koberge1 in 1493. Con- sidered one of the finest works of the 15th century, it contains nearly 2,000 woodcuts by Wolgemuth and Pleydenwurff. The text of the book is a full chronicle of the world's history from its creation to the time the work was printed. Included also are first editions of Milton's "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained," the First Folio edition of Ben Jonson's works, all of Jane Austen's novels, first of works by Dickens, Thackeray, Tennyson, Kipling, Cot- ton Mather, and other celebrated authors. There are more than 200 volumes of Sir Walter Scott's works, including all of the Waverly novels in their original bindings. In American literature, the Mark Twain collection is probably the most important. It contains almost 300 items, including first edi- tions of all of Twain's writings. 140 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES