Wilfrid Laurier University Library, Phase 3 construction

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Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Black and white photograph of the Wilfrid Laurier University Library during the third phase of construction. A steel girder with "W.L.U. Library Addition" painted on the side is being hoisted to the top of the building construction site. Two construction workers are standing beside the girder.

Notes

The Wilfrid Laurier University Library, a seven storey building located on the main campus, was constructed in three phases. Initial construction began in 1964, and the three storey Library opened in 1965. Construction phases 2 and 3, completed in 1971 and 1984, added the fourth through seventh floors. A major renovation took place in 2002.

Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

Inscriptions

In ink, reverse: Summer 1983

Date of Original

1983

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