USU Libraries photograph collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior views of the Merrill Library as well as Special Collections & Archives housed in the Merill Library.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-2000
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the USU Libraries must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical Note
Utah State University's first library was housed on the second floor of Old Main until December 1930 when construction was completed on a new 30,000 square feet building located east of Old Main just across the Quad. In addition to storing over 80,000 volumes, the new library held faculty offices for the English and History departments as well as classrooms. The library soon outgrew its space and over the years additions were constructed that virtually encompassed the 1930 building. In 1969 the library was officially named the Merrill Library after the Academic Vice President Milton R. Merrill who retired that same year.
The Cazier Science & Technology Library was built in 1991 and named after former USU president Stanford O. Cazierr. The two libraries operated simultaneously until 2006 when renovations began on the Cazier Library which merged the two libraries into one, forming the Merill-Cazier Library. The Merill Library was then demolished in the spring of 2006. A new Agricultural Sciences Building was erected in 2012 over the space that Merrill Library once occupied.
Extent
2 boxes (3.25 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection at present contains photographs of the USU Merrill Library and Special Collections & Archives.
Arrangement
Arranged by department and material type.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These photographs were taken by library & Special Collections staff and organized to form this collection.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processed in September of 2014
- Title
- Guide to the USU Libraries photograph collection, 1960-2000
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Sara Skindelien
- Date
- ©2014
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu