Louis Round Wilson Library
| Wilson Library | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
|---|---|
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| Erected | 1929 |
| Location | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Website | Wilson Library |
Coordinates: 35°54′34.9308″N 79°2′59.0568″W / 35.909703000°N 79.049738000°W
The Louis Round Wilson Library is a library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] It is named after UNC librarian Louis Round Wilson.[2] It served as the university's main library from its construction in 1929 to 1984.[3] Today, it mainly serves as a special collection library.[4] Its North Carolina Collection is the largest about a single state in the United States.[5]
Architect Arthur Cleveland Nash, together with William Kendall of famed firm McKim, Mead, and White, designed the neo-classical building.[6]
References
- ↑ "The Louis Round Wilson Library". Librarything.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday, Louis Round Wilson!". Lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ Allen Grove. "Louis Round Wilson Library at UNC Chapel Hill". About. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Documenting the American South, Louis Round Wilson Library". Celebratingresearch.org. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "North Carolina Collection". Lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ http://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/people/P000500
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