[Library construction 1]

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Photograph of the construction of the Library. Next to it are the Administration Building, the Student Union Building, the Music Building, the Men's Building, and the Music Annex.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 6 x 6 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1969.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 27 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the construction of the Library. Next to it are the Administration Building, the Student Union Building, the Music Building, the Men's Building, and the Music Annex.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 6 x 6 cm.

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North Texas State University was renamed the University of North Texas on May 15, 1988. Construction for the Library began in 1969 and was completed in 1971; it was renamed the A. M. Willis Library in 1978, the name is shortened to Willis Library by the students. The Administration Building was built in 1956. The Student Union Building was built in 1964 where the old Memorial Student Union stood. The Music Building was built in 1961 and connected to the pre-existing Orchestra and Music Halls; it was completely renovated in 2010 and renamed the Paul Voertman Concert Hall. The Laboratory School, built in 1952, was portioned off into the Men's Building and the Laboratory School Building in 1961, which was then later renamed the Music Annex in 1968 after the school closed.

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Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • 1969

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[Library construction 1], photograph, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc797388/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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