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Abbott Hall

Abbott Hall

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ABBOTT
0020
Academic
108,884
58,884 - 1933
49,980 - 1985
$5,494,000
1933;
1985
E. B. Green & Son of Buffalo (1933);
Scaffidi & Moore (1985)

OCCUPANTS 

Abbott Hall Occupany Report  Adobe Reader Document (PDF)

FUNCTION 

Abbott Hall serves as the Health Sciences Library. The original 1933 building, then the Lockwood Library, was nearly doubled in size by the 1985 addition. 

NAMESAKE 

Charles D. AbbottCharles D. Abbott was director of university libraries from 1934 to 1960. Abbott founded the university's famous poetry collection, originating the plan for collecting poet's worksheets, manuscripts, letters, and first editions.