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Frick Hall Then and Now
6
1997 Renovation
1899
Over a Centruy in
Frick Hall
1962 The First Move
Reading room cira 1910
Frick Hall was a popular study destination.
Frick Art underwent a major 4 million dollar renovation made possible with 1.5 million dollar grant from the Timken Foundation. This renovation created the Timken Science Library in Frick Hall.
Well before "The Underground" the library was one of the few places men and women could meet and study together.
In 1962 all students and faculty were pressed into service to carry the books from Frick hall to the new Andrews Library.
1905
the east end of the reading room was added.
The second story of book stacks was added sometime later
1998 Move
November 3rd 1899 Henry Clay Frick donates $25,000 for the construction of a new library building in honor of his parents
1962-1997 Frick Hall was used by the Art department.
1900
REad more about the begining of Frick Hall
http://www3.wooster.edu/library/sciref/TimkenLib/PDFs/index.pdf
1952.....
The source of the inscription, which had been lost finally tracked down
it housed the College of Wooster Art Museum, classes, studio space and offices.
The summer of 1998 Donna Jacobs, the science librarian, her assistant and several students moved all 30,000 books in the collection by hand and cart, without the assistance of professional movers. The books were brought from four locations.
It also housed the Wayne Center for the Arts Program at its very beginnings. Many Wooster residents remember coming to Frick for art and dance lessons
The incription was written by George Runion an employee of the artitechture firm that designed the building.
Read the Index article: http://www3.wooster.edu/library/sciref/TimkenLib/PDFs/index.pdf
The new University Library is dedicated
Notice how much smaller the building was in 1900.