Law Quad / BL005166

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Record Details

Title: Law Quad
Date: 1935 (ca.)
Collection Title: University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator: Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume: UBImusD13. Folder: Campus Buildings. Legal Research Building. no. 220
Notes: York & Sawyer, architecture firm. The William W. Cook Legal Research Building (also known as the Legal Research Library or Law Library) was completed in 1931, the third of the four buildings William W. Cook gave to form the Law Quadrangle, built between 1924-1933. In 1955, the original six level stackroom was increased to ten levels. The underground Allan F. and Alene Smith Law Library Addition designed by Gunnar Birkerts Associates was completed in 1981. The additional three original buildings comprising the Law Quadrangle with their construction dates are: the Lawyers' Club, 1924; the John P. Cook Dormitory, 1930; and Hutchins Hall, 1933. In January 2012, the Law Quadrangle was enlarged with the addition of South Hall and Aikens Commons.
Subjects: Law Quadrangle (University of Michigan); Legal Research Building (University of Michigan); University of Michigan--Buildings--1931-1940; Libraries--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Item Number: BL005166
Finding Aid: umich-bhl-92147
Source of Title: verso
Scan Source: 10 x 8 1/4 b/w photographic print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 01:30:40

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Collection: Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank
Image Size: 6995 x 4800
File Size: 4 MB
Record: BL005166
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