Box 16

Materials relating to library buildings on campus, including plans for expansion, architectural plans, meetings between librarians and architects, selection of art works, and ceremonies for building dedications and cornerstone ceremonies. See subseries descriptions for more detailed information.

This series consists of founding documents (constitution and by-laws), meeting minutes, publicity, membership materials, fundraising information, and administrative files of the Friends of the Queens College Library. The Friends organization ran book sales on behalf of the library, encouraged financial and book donations, and sponsored cultural activities and programming, including initiating the Queens Poet Laureate project.

This subseries consists of an artistic rendering of Paul Klapper Building (box 8); original contracts and design plans for the construction of Klapper Library (boxes 11-12); cornerstone and dedication ceremony materials (box 16); a 1967 proposal for Klapper Library expansion (box 14); and a 1972 study on needs of the Klapper Library (box 14).

This collection documents the history of the Library Department at Queens College, including library buildings, services, operations, and publications.