1948: Firestone Library
South facade
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, MP44
View from southeast (photo 1948)
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, MP44
View from northwest (photo 1948)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, MP44
Southeast corner
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, MP44
Bird's-eye view from Pyne Library (photo 1948)
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Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, MP44
1988 addition viewed from north east
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Source: Christine Kitto-Princeton University
1988 addition from corner of Nassau and Washington
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Source: Christine Kitto-Princeton University
View from northeast
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Source: Christine Kitto-Princeton University
1988 addition: North wall
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Source: Christine Kitto-Princeton University
Roof over north east corner
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Source: Christine Kitto-Princeton University
The Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library opened in 1948 as the first large American university library constructed after World War II. Roughly 1.5 million volumes were moved during the summer of 1948 from Pyne and Chancellor Green Halls, which until then had served as the University's main library. The library building was expanded in 1971 and again in 1988 and currently has more than 70 miles (110 km) of bookshelves, making Firestone one of the largest open-stack libraries in existence. Though not the largest university library in the world, the library has more books per enrolled student than that of any other university in the United States.
Source: http://library.princeton.edu/firestone-history
More information on Firestone Library
Firestone Library in Evolution of the Campus