Aubrey Watzek Library

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Aubrey Watzek Library
Aubrey Watzek Library at Lewis and Clark College - Portland, Oregon.jpg
The library building's exterior in 2010
CountryUnited States
Architect Paul Thiry   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Location Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 45°27′03″N122°40′09″W / 45.45095°N 122.66909°W / 45.45095; -122.66909 Coordinates: 45°27′03″N122°40′09″W / 45.45095°N 122.66909°W / 45.45095; -122.66909
Website library.lclark.edu
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Aubrey Watzek Library

The Aubrey Watzek Library is a library on the Lewis & Clark College campus, in Portland, Oregon.

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History

The building was designed by Paul Thiry and completed in 1967. [1] The library doubled in size during renovations completed in the mid-1990s by Hoffman Construction. [2] [3]

In 2016, a copy of the 1599 Geneva Bible was rediscovered in the library's basement. [4]

Special collections

Since 2001, the library has housed the literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition collection in a special collections facility. The William Stafford Archive was established in the special collections in 2008. [2]

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References

  1. Ward, Jean M. "Lewis & Clark College". The Oregon Encyclopedia . Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Watzek at 50". Lewis & Clark College. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2006: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 32nd Edition. Macmillan. July 2005. ISBN   9780312341572. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. Wang, Amy (September 30, 2016). "Lewis & Clark College student stumbles across Bible from 1599". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2018.