To Build a Library

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Browsing To Build a Library by Subject "P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library"

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    Correspondence from Harris A. Hardison (Beeson & Beeson) to Ray Stahl
    (1962-12-15) Hardison, Harris A.
    In December of 1962, only a year after the completion of the building, the heat went out. Unfortunately at the time, it was nearly 0 degrees Fahrenheit outside, but an efficient fix restored the library to a comfortable temperature by the following morning.
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    Information on Air Filters for the Library
    (1959-04-20) Lancaster, E. A. Jr
    From the very beginning, the entirety of the P.H. Welshimer Library was heated and cooled. This letter from an air conditioning company in 1959 describes the annual costs and amount of upkeep such a system would need per year.
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    P.H. Welshimer Library Construction Bids
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    This document details cost comparisons between five different construction companies. The $600,000 it took to build Welshimer then is equivalent to over $5,000,000 today.
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    P.H. Welshimer Library Layout
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    These layouts from an unknown time period show how the library was organized in the past. Many areas now accessible to anyone used to be closed off, and the books have certainly been shifted around from their original placements.
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    P.H. Welshimer Library Under Construction
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    This photo shows the construction progress made before the library's completion. Even before it was finished, the building took on a very unique, recognizable shape for any who know it, from the steeple all the way down to the front porch.
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    P.H. Welshimer Library Under Construction
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    This photo shows the construction progress made before the library's completion. Even before it was finished, the building took on a very unique, recognizable shape for any who know it, from the steeple all the way down to the front porch.
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    P.H. Welshimer Library Under Construction
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    This photo shows the construction progress made before the library's completion. Even before it was finished, the building took on a very unique, recognizable shape for any who know it, from the steeple all the way down to the front porch.
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    Revised Quotation Furniture and Book Shelving for Welshimer Memorial Library Building for Milligan College
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    This quote details the cost of every piece of furniture needed per room, going on for nine pages and coming to a grand total of nearly $46,000