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King Library was named after Edgar Weld King. He was born in Berlin, Germany on December 24, 1893. After earning an A.B. degree at Oberlin College in 1916, King received a diploma from the Library School of New York University and a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1922. That year, he was appointed librarian at Miami and served ...
In addition to King Library, the university's library system also includes the Wertz Art & Architecture Library in Alumni Hall, the Rentschler Library at Miami University Hamilton and the Gardner-Harvey Library at Miami University Middletown. [81] Prior to the construction of King Library, Alumni Hall was the main university library.
The statue was given to the university in 1920 by Samuel Spahr Laws, Miami class of 1848. Alumni Hall is also attributed as the inspiration behind Marian Boyd Havighurst's 1934 mystery novel, Murder in the Stacks and sequences from the film Little Man Tate , directed and starring Jodie Foster , were filmed within the rotunda for Alumni Hall.
There had been no library at the college, which was founded in 1853, up until this time. The nearest library to the campus was Miami University’s library that sat adjacent to the college. In 1967 plans were drawn up to complete the construction of the library and the Western Board of Trustees established an Executive Committee to solicit ...
King Library may refer to: Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, several libraries; King Library (Miami University) in Oxford, Ohio; King Library, library located in Andalusia, Pennsylvania founded by Charles Ray King
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But the urgency of the Sarah Jessica Parker-produced doc is underscored by another film on the lineup: Maia Lekow and Christopher King’s “How to Build a Library,” which follows two Kenyan ...
Elliott was a professor at Miami University between 1849 and 1863. He was a professor of Logic and Greek Language and Literature. He received his education from a number of schools including Lafayette College, Ohio University, Hanover College, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He died in 1892 at the age of 77. [6]