Law School, Legal Research Building, ca. 1931-1941 (photo by Ivory Photo, Ann Arbor) / HS1822
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- Title
- Law School, Legal Research Building, ca. 1931-1941 (photo by Ivory Photo, Ann Arbor)
- Date
- 1931 (ca.)
- Collection Title
- University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
- Collection Creator
- Bentley Historical Library (collector)
- Folder / Container / Volume
- Folder: (UBImus D13) 220: Campus Buildings, Legal Research Building
- 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
- Night--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Snow--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Item Number
- HS1822
- Finding Aid
- umich-bhl-92147
- Scan Source
- Photo Print
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-03-15 01:55:14
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- Image Size
- 4507 x 5653
- File Size
- 623 KB
- Record
- HS1822
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs1822/hs1822
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"Law School, Legal Research Building, ca. 1931-1941 (photo by Ivory Photo, Ann Arbor); HS1822." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs1822/hs1822. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.