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For many years the Great Hall was the active hub of the library where the circulation desk and card catalog were located. It provided the only…
From its inception in 1930, this room has always been the main reading room of the Rush Rhees Library and a favorite for student study. Once housing…
Completed and dedicated as the Math-Science Tower in 1971, the eleven-story building was made possible by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation…
Designed to be a focal point of River Campus activity this brick crossway with trees, benches, lighting and landmark clock tower was dedicated in 2000…
Described as a library space of the 21st century, the Gleason Library was dedicated November 2, 2007. Its design is based upon direct input from…
Originally the Reserve Reading Room alumni who graduated before 1970 will remember spending hours in this space reading texts on reserve for class…
Opened in 1987, the Rossell Hope Robbins Library is a non-circulating medieval studies library at the University of Rochester. The Library contains…
Based on the concept of a town square, Lam Square serves as a communal space for users to do research, collaborate on projects, explore new…
iZone is a creative problem-solving space, program and community designed to empower students to explore and imagine ideas for social, cultural,…
The Reserve Reading Room provided study space for students using assigned course materials. From 1930 to 1970, the Reserve Reading Room was located on…
Until the advent of digital materials, adding physical collections--primarily books and journals--required space for processing. From 1970 to 2007,…
John Richmond Russell receives a commendation from University of Rochester president W. Allen Wallis as part of the dedication events for the Rush…
In 1970, the Reserve Reading Room was relocated to the ground floor of the Library. Between 1970 and 2018, the space evolved from a Reserve Reading…
Stack and study spaces in the 1970 addition to Rush Rhees Library on level A and the third floor.
Floor plans showing the areas of the library after the construction of the addition to Rush Rhees Library. Note that at that time the floors were…
To assist library users in finding their way around the newly opened library, this handbook was issued, and featuring a new logo for the library.
Reproduction of photograph of Beatrice Amaza Howard, ca. 1930.
Digital reproduction of color negative of Marion Warren Fry,
Telling the "Tale of the Boar" has been an annual ritual since at least 1982, but the records in the University Archives are incomplete for the full…
In 1992, the custom of the "Passing of the Boar" was initiated for one Greek Life group to recognize another, was soon adopted as an award for one…
When the College for Men and the College of Women merged in 1955, Margaret Habein’s position as Dean of the College for Women became superfluous. She…
As the headline proudly trumpets, Dr. Kathrine Koller was the first woman to head a major academic department in the College of Arts and Sciences. It…
Ella Salome Wilcoxen, class of 1901, who was the first woman to graduate from the University of Rochester.
Seated, left to right: Albert H. Mixer, Asahel C. Kendrick, President Martin B. Anderson, Isaac F. Quinby, Samuel A. Lattimore
Standing, left to…
Standing, left to…
Plaques listing the names of alumni and faculty killed during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War
