Bonar Law-Bennett Building

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Bonar Law-Bennett Building
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The Bonar Law-Bennett Building, seen on the right, in 2013
Bonar Law-Bennett Building
45°56′56″N66°38′36″W / 45.9489°N 66.6433°W / 45.9489; -66.6433
Location23 Dineen Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Type Academic library
EstablishedMay 1931;93 years ago (1931-05)

The Bonar Law-Bennett Building is a former academic library for the University of New Brunswick and the current home of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

The building was named the Bonar Law-Bennett Library by Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, after Bonar Law and R. B. Bennett, both prominent New Brunswick-born politicians who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister of Canada, respectively.

History

Construction on the building first began in 1929 under funding by the provincial government for the University of New Brunswick (UNB), [1] designed by architect H. Claire Mott. Initially named University Library, the building was completed and opened for use in January 1931, and officially opened in May 1931 by then-premier, John Babington Macaulay Baxter. In 1951, the building was expanded to add a new wing [2] with $250,000 in funding provided by Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook in 1948, [1] who additionally had the building re-named to the Bonar Law-Bennett Library upon its official re-opening on May 15, 1951. [2]

In early May 1967, UNB began relocating its libraries to the new Harriet Irving Library. [3] The building was sold to the provincial government [2] and used as the New Brunswick Archives and Historical Resources Building, [4] later known as the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB). [2] PANB officially opened in the building on May 29, 1968. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Glendenning, Burton (December 14, 1995). "Bonar-Law, Bennett Building Example of 'Beaux Arts' Style". The Daily Gleaner . p. 6. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bonar Law-Bennett Library". University of New Brunswick Libraries. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Move Under Way To New Library". Telegraph-Journal . May 9, 1967. p. 2. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "New UNB Library To Open Wednesday". Telegraph-Journal . October 10, 1967. p. 2. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Provincial Archives Opening On May 29". The Daily Gleaner . May 23, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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