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The library's original east facade and Grand Reading Room were restored, while the 1977 west wing addition and 1951 north and south extensions were demolished. [4] A new 91,000 sq ft (8,500 m 2 ) west wing was built, bringing the library floor space to 306,000 sq ft (28,400 m 2 ). [ 7 ]
The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, anchoring the Oval's western end, is Ohio State library's main branch and largest repository. The Thompson Library was designed in 1913 by the Boston firm of Allen and Collens in the Italianate Renaissance Revival style, and its placement on the Oval was suggested by the Olmsted Brothers.
The number of collections in the Ohio State University libraries increased rapidly and caused storage issues. The Ohio State University libraries tried the designed facility to operate high-density off-site book storage and used the new technology of sophisticated climate control systems to extend the life of stored collections. [2]
The library was designed by Philip Johnson as part of a three building project on campus. [3] The newly constructed library opened in January 3rd, 1993. [ 4 ] In 2011, Music and dance collections were added to the library's collection which resulted in it being renamed 18th Avenue Library.
The library also contains a 100,000 volume reference collection. The entire collection can be viewed in the Jack and Jan Creighton Special Collections Reading Room (Thompson Library). [ 1 ] The HRL shares its space with the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies (RCMSS).
[7] [8] The museum was established in 2001, and moved into the building's room 143 in 2007. It was established in a collaboration between the university archives and Ohio Staters, a community service and leadership student organization.
Though the Edmon Low Library building has only been on the campus of OSU - Stillwater since 1953, OSU has had a library since the establishment of the school in 1890. For many years the Library collection was housed in various homes and offices of the university faculty. In 1894, the Library found its first official home in Old Central.
In 1978, serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer enrolled at The Ohio State University and resided in Morrill Tower. Dahmer resided in Morrill Tower for only one quarter and never officially declared a major before flunking out of the Ohio State University. [5] In February 1998, a fire broke out on the 5th floor.