Belk Library Construction, 1978, photo 1

This image shows the beginning of the construction of the extension for first Belk Library in August 1978. The Belk Library was completed in 1968 and opened in 1969. It served as the main campus library until 2005, when it was replaced by the newly constructed Belk Library and Information Commons. It was then known as the Library Classroom Building and in 2009 was rededicated as Anne Belk Hall. Varsity Gym, built 1968, and Rankin Science Hall, built 1963, and three campus dormitories can be seen in the background.

Libraries

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Belk Library

Appalachian State University

General Picture File, 2004.040, Box 1, Belk Library F1, C14.1.6.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

8/24/1978

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Appalachian State University. Learning Resources

Carol Grotnes Belk Library (1968). Library Classroom Building (1968). Anne Belk Hall (1968)

Series 1 -- Campus and Buildings

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