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1media/image39.png2021-08-26T11:21:52-07:001927 - Construction of Wilson Library Begins5Under the direction of University Librarian Louis Round Wilson (1876-1979) and in response to increased enrollment, construction begins on a new, larger library, completed in 1929. It was known simply as The University Library until 1956 when it was dedicated as the Louis Round Wilson Library.plain2021-09-02T07:15:46-07:00Under the direction of University Librarian Louis Round Wilson (1876-1979) and in response to increased enrollment, construction begins on a new, larger library, completed in 1929. It was known simply as The University Library until 1956 when it was dedicated as the Louis Round Wilson Library. The beaux-art style building was designed by architect A. C. Nash, assisted by William M. Kendall. Construction of the four-story building was funded with a $625,000 appropriation from the NC General Assembly and by donations from alumni and friends. By 1929 it housed 219,814 volumes and became the home of the North Caroliniana Collection and the Southern Historical Collection.
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Allcott, John V. The Campus at Chapel Hill: Two Hundred Years of Architecture. Chapel Hill, N.C.: The Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1986. 68-71.
Henderson, Archibald. The Campus of the First State University. Chapel Hill, N.C.: U of North Carolina P, 1949. 283-284.
