New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
THE H4RPER MEWORfAL.
Notable Library Building to Bear
Chicago Educators Name.

Through the munificence of John D. Rocke-
teller, Andrew Carnegie and several hundred
men and women of lesser note and wealth the
University of Chicago is ready to raise monu-
mcnt to William Raney Harper, its deceased
president The plans for the Harper memorial
library have been wrought out by the architects
aad accepted by the university trustees.
Ground will be broken next September and the
cornerstone laid in October When finished the
structure will represent outlay of $65000O.
and Will have maintenance fund of $3oOO0.
according to the secretary. Dr. Thomas W.
Goodspeed. OF the total Of $9j0.0OO Mr.. Rookie
falIer gave 100000. his son-in-law. Harold T.
Mccormick, gave $4,000, and Mr. Carnegie
$1,000.
This English Gothic building of stone and oak
VIII house one million books. For time. how
ever the volumes will be stacked only in the
basement. The superStructure will be used for
the university's general offices and study and
reading rooms The crowning feature OF the
institution Will be a vaulted general reading
room, CAPABLE Of accommodating more persons
than does that Of the Congressional Library in
Washington.
Although the designers sought to make the
entire building imposing. inasmuch as il is 70
occupy the centre Of a stately two blocks
long. they expended Jhc main architectural cf-
forts on the towers. Each tower is to have basal
dimensions of 10 by 60 feet. with five stories Of
working space and total height Of lbs feet
The whole cdifice Will be 24S feet long and 60
set in width
The site chosen for the library extends cas-,
ind west across the campus and along tn, north
side Of the Midway Plasance. south OF III.
law school and the Haskell Oriental Museum
Nhen the unversity's building scheme is com
J'etcd the Modern Language Hall viii adjoin
the library on the west and beyond that will
Use the Classical Building, while To the east of
je library will stand the History group Under
2he plans revealed 10y the university authori-
ties, each Of these structures will have dis
tinctivencss of its own. but the ensemble viii
present front Of harmony and grandeur. with
@ picturesque sky line.
Like those already on the campus. the library
ard other buildings to be added viii be con
structed Of gray oontic limestone quarred in
Indiana. Two stone bridges Of ornamental de
sign Will connect the third floor Of the library
with the law school and Haskell museum.
Andrew Cunningham Mclaughlin. head OF tho
univcrsity's department of history estimates
that there viii be room for 10000 books when
the library is ready for occupancy OF these
the lefty basement under the main part Of the
structure Will hold 800 $50 volumes. the tower
Easements 72,000 and the tower stackroons and
shelves in reading and study rooms the re-
mainder.
At present the uniyersitys general library
contains about 3o0.oo0 volumes. and the history
department has 10000 more All these VIII be
placed in the Harper Memorial when it is ready
for them. BY the time the general library at
taius 100000 books, President Judson believes
the projected administration and history build
ings win have been completed and the Harper
Memorial made ready To receive that number of
volumes.
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