Washington University Libraries

Washington University Libraries
Washington University library
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John M. Olin Library
Established 1853
Coordinates 38°38′55″N 90°18′28″W / 38.6486°N 90.3078°W / 38.6486; -90.3078Coordinates: 38°38′55″N 90°18′28″W / 38.6486°N 90.3078°W / 38.6486; -90.3078
Branches 12
Collection
Size 4.2 million volumes
Other information
Budget 37 million USD
Director Shirley Baker, Dean of University Libraries and Vice Chancellor for Scholarly Resources
Staff 113
Website library.wustl.edu

Washington University Libraries is the library system of Washington University in St. Louis. With 14 libraries and over 4.2 million volumes, it is the largest library system in the state of Missouri.[1] The John M. Olin Library is the central library.

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Olin Library

Centrally located on the Danforth Campus, just west of the Brookings Quadrangle, Olin Library houses general-interest materials and collections in the humanities, social sciences, and engineering. It is also a designated federal depository library and houses over 70,000 microfilms. Special collections include the literary papers of James Merrill, Samuel Beckett, Howard Nemerov, Stanley Elkin, William Gass, and Mona Van Duyn; the Film and Media Archive includes material created by alumnus Henry Hampton documenting the Civil Rights Movement.[2]

Built in 1963 after a gift from John M. Olin, the John M. Olin Library replaced the University's former main library at Ridgley Hall.[3] In 2004, the Olin Library underwent an extensive renovation. The library contains a cafe and coffee shop, study spaces for graduate and undergraduate students, and many general services and administrative support for the Washington University Library System.

Washington University Film & Media Archive

The Washington University Film & Media Archive is an archive is composed of completed films and videos, most notably Eyes on the Prize the definitive documentary on America's civil rights movement. The archive also holds numerous materials that went into the creation other works. The Archive collects photos, interviews, stock footage, producer's research notes, correspondence, treatments, and scripts, all of which provide a distinctive look at the film making at storytelling process for scholars, teachers, filmmakers, and students.

Opened in the Fall of 2002, the Film & Media Archive's first acquisition was the Henry Hampton Collection, an archive of the work of one of the most influential African-American filmmakers. For the first time ever, the tens of thousands of materials created by his company Blackside, Inc. during the production process became available for study.

The Archive has expanded from its inaugural collection to include the collection of filmmaker Bill Miles, the St. Louis Public School's educational films, and material from Insignia Films' Reporting America at War series. It continues to grow, focusing on collecting film archives that examine the great social movements of American history and African-American life and culture, and supporting documentary studies. In addition to acquiring collections of major historical importance, the Archive preserves and organizes these materials, publicizes them, and creates related educational and outreach programs.

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References

  1. ^ WU Libraries: Library Facts
  2. ^ WU Libraries: Special Collections
  3. ^ WU Libraries: Olin Library
  4. ^ "Bernard Becker Medical Library Facts About the Library". 17 March 2009. http://beckerweb.wustl.edu/libdept/facts.html. Retrieved 19 March 2010. 

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