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'''U. Grant Miller Library''' is the [[academic library]] for [[Washington & Jefferson College]], located in [[Washington, Pennsylvania]]. With its origins tracing back to a donation from [[Benjamin Franklin]] in 1789, the collection currently hold 210,000 volumes. The Archives and Special Collections contain significant holdings of historical papers dating to the College's founding. The Walker Room contains the personal library of prominent industrialist [[John Walker (industrialist)|John Walker]], complete with all of his library's fixtures and furniture, installed exactly how it had been during Walker's life.
'''The Clark Family Library,''' formerly '''U. Grant Miller Library''' is the [[academic library]] for [[Washington & Jefferson College]], located in [[Washington, Pennsylvania]]. The library traces its origins back to a donation from [[Benjamin Franklin]] in 1789. The Archives and Special Collections contain significant holdings of historical papers dating to the college's founding. The Walker Room contains the personal library of prominent industrialist [[John Walker (industrialist)|John Walker]], complete with all of his library's fixtures and furniture, installed exactly how it had been during Walker's life.


==History==
==History==
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In 1789, a [[Pennsylvania pound|£]]50 gift from [[Benjamin Franklin]] formed the nucleus of the library at Washington College.<ref>{{cite book| last =Coleman | first = Helen Turnbull Waite| title = Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College| publisher = [[University of Pittsburgh Press]]| year = 1956| pages = 31 | url = http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pittpress&cc=pittpress&idno=31735057893178&q1=Philosophy&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=57| oclc = 2191890|quote="During the early period, in 1789, Benjamin Franklin sent a personal gift of fifty pounds for the purchase of books, to form the beginning of a school library"|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| work = W&J Magazine| place =[[Washington, Pennsylvania]]| publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = Spring 2008| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/For_the_Media/Spring08Mag.pdf|title=W&J Builds on the Legacy of Early Investors |last=Keenan|first=Rebecca|page=6|archive-date=2010-05-27
In 1789, a 50[[Pennsylvania pound|£]] gift from [[Benjamin Franklin]] formed the nucleus of the library at Washington College.
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527155744/http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/For_the_Media/Spring08Mag.pdf|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref><ref name=OR>{{cite news | last = Funk
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<ref>{{cite book| last =Coleman | first = Helen Turnbull Waite| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College| publisher = [[University of Pittsburgh Press]]| year = 1956| location = | pages = 31 | url = http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pittpress&cc=pittpress&idno=31735057893178&q1=Philosophy&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=57| oclc = 2191890| doi = | id = | isbn = |quote="During the early period, in 1789, Benjamin Franklin sent a personal gift of fifty pounds for the purchase of books, to form the beginning of a school library"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Haring-Smith| first = Tori| title = Investing in the Future| work = W&J Magazine| place =[[Washington, Pennsylvania]]| pages = 2| publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = Spring 2008| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/For_the_Media/Spring08Mag.pdf|archivedate=2010-05-27
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100527155744/http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/For_the_Media/Spring08Mag.pdf|title=W&J Builds on the Legacy of Early Investors |last=Keenan|first=Rebecca|page=10|archivedate=2010-05-27
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|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100527155744/http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/For_the_Media/Spring08Mag.pdf}}</ref><ref name=OR>{{cite news | last = Funk
| first = Harry| title = Steeped in History| work = [[Observer-Reporter]]| place =Washington, Pennsylvania| date = June 18, 2006
| first = Harry| title = Steeped in History| work = [[Observer-Reporter]]| place =Washington, Pennsylvania| date = June 18, 2006
| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/News_and_Events/Observer-Reporter%20Story%20on%20W&J%20History.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602195440/http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/News_and_Events/Observer-Reporter%20Story%20on%20W&J%20History.pdf|archive-date=2010-06-02| url-status = dead
| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/uploadedFiles/External_Relations/News_and_Events/Observer-Reporter%20Story%20on%20W&J%20History.pdf|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5pnc9G9YG|archivedate=2010-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Haring-Smith| first = Tori| title =2008 Convocation Address | work = | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = September 1, 2008| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=12609||archivedate=2010-05-28 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100528020130/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=12609}}</ref> The library has identified five books in the collection from this original purchase.<ref>{{cite book| last =Coleman | first = Helen Turnbull Waite| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College| publisher = [[University of Pittsburgh Press]]| year = 1956| location = | pages = 32 | url = http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pittpress&cc=pittpress&idno=31735057893178&q1=Philosophy&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=58| oclc = 2191890| doi = | id = | isbn = |quote="In the historical collections at W. and J. are five which Director Ewing has identified as part of the purchase made with Franklin's original gift."}}</ref> After the unification of Washington College and Jefferson College, the combined library was located in Thompson Memorial Hall and moved to the current building in 1965.<ref name=OR /> The first unified library on campus was the Thompson Library, which is currently known as [[Thompson Hall]].<ref name=p1906 /> The modern-day Miller Library collection has an open collection of 210,000 [[Volume (publishing)|volumes]], 500 [[Periodical publication|periodical]] titles, over 17,000 [[Electronic journal]]s, 9,500 of which are full text and integrated into the electronic [[Library catalog|electronic library catalog]].<ref name=faq>{{cite web| title = W&J: Library FAQ | work = About the Library | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College | date = | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1333&menu_id=368&crumb=339&id=1368|archivedate=2010-05-28 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100528000300/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1333&menu_id=368&crumb=339&id=1368}}</ref> The audio collection has 4,000 [[LP album|LP records]] and 300 [[Compact Disc|CDs]].<ref name=faq /><ref>{{cite web | title = W&J: Library Overview | work = | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1436&menu_id=407&crumb=369&id=1438|archivedate=2010-05-28 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100528000240/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1436&menu_id=407&crumb=369&id=1438}}</ref>
|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Haring-Smith| first = Tori| title =2008 Convocation Address | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = September 1, 2008| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=12609|archive-date=2010-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528020130/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1352&menu_id=378&crumb=649&id=12609|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref> The library has identified five books in the collection from this original purchase.<ref>{{cite book| last =Coleman | first = Helen Turnbull Waite| title = Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College| publisher = [[University of Pittsburgh Press]]| year = 1956| pages = 32 | url = http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pittpress&cc=pittpress&idno=31735057893178&q1=Philosophy&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=58| oclc = 2191890|quote="In the historical collections at W. and J. are five which Director Ewing has identified as part of the purchase made with Franklin's original gift."|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref> After the unification of Washington College and Jefferson College, the first unified library was the college's Carnegie Library, located in what is now called [[List of Washington & Jefferson College buildings#Thompson Hall|Thompson Hall]]. The library moved to its current building in 1965 and was called U. Grant Miller Library.<ref name=OR /><ref name=p1906 /> The library was later renamed for [[Richard Clark (business executive)|Richard T. Clark]], former chair of the [[Washington & Jefferson College]] board of trustees, and retired chairman and CEO of [[Merck & Co.|Merck & Co]]., and his wife, Angela, who provided the lead gift for a substantial renovation to the original 1965 structure.<ref>{{Cite web|title=W&J Magazine Winter/Spring 2018|url=https://issuu.com/washjeff/docs/w_j_mag_spring18_web|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref> In the summer of 2018, the library underwent a major renovation converting the upper floor to facilitate collaborative study space, increasing the footprint of our archives and special collections, and updating the building to be more accessible for all patrons. Renovations were completed in spring 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=W&J dedicates newly renovated Clark Family Library|url=https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/w-j-dedicates-newly-renovated-clark-family-library/article_5605f16e-78ae-11e9-847c-3b0846da3499.html|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Observer-Reporter|language=en}}</ref>


The Clark Family Library maintains a robust collection of print and electronic resources that are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the college curriculum.
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In the mid 1850s, the Washington College [[Young Men's Christian Association]] chapter held 300 volumes in its library collection.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Rhees| first = William Jones| title = Manual of public libraries, institutions and societies in the United States and British provinces of North America| publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Company| date = 1859| location = Philadelphia| page = 637| chapterurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=SRkCAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA637|chapter=List of Libraries, Washington, Pennsylvania}}</ref>


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In the mid-1850s, the Washington College [[YMCA]] branch held 300 volumes in its library collection.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Rhees| first = William Jones| title = Manual of public libraries, institutions and societies in the United States and British provinces of North America| publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Company| date = 1859| location = Philadelphia| page = 637| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SRkCAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA637|chapter=List of Libraries, Washington, Pennsylvania}}</ref>
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==Archives and Special Collections==
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When Pittsburgh iron and steel industrialist [[John Walker (industrialist)|John Walker]] died in 1932, the Walker family donated his private library to the College.<ref>{{cite web| title = W&J: Walker Room Collection| work = | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| date = | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1402|archivedate=2010-05-28 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100528071550/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1402}}</ref> His entire library was installed in the library exactly as it had been—including an extensive collection of books, bookcases, pictures, furniture, chandeliers, and stained-glass lamps.<ref name=faq /> It had been originally installed in the [[Thompson Hall|Thompson Library]], but moved to its current location in 1965.<ref name=p1906>{{Cite web| title = Thompson Hall| work = Historic Campus Architecture Project| publisher = [[Council of Independent Colleges]]| date = | url = http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1906| accessdate = 2010-05-16|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/61DVxXg1a|archivedate=2011-08-25}}</ref>


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==Archives and special collections==
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The Patterson Collection includes a broad array of approximately 500 old and rare books dating from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. This circulating collection was donated in 1929 by the estate of Thomas Hamilton Hoge Patterson of Philadelphia, a real estate developer during the early 20th century and the son of Joseph Patterson, founder of the [[Pittsburgh Theological Seminary|Western Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Patterson Collection | work = | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College | date = | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1401|archivedate=2010-05-28 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100528071509/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1401}}</ref>
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When Pittsburgh iron and steel industrialist [[John Walker (industrialist)|John Walker]] died in 1932, the Walker family donated his private library to the college.<ref>{{cite web| title = W&J: Walker Room Collection| publisher = Washington & Jefferson College| url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1402|archive-date=2010-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528071550/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1402|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref> The Walker Room on the lower level of the library is a recreation of John Walker's private library as it existed in his Western Avenue mansion in Pittsburgh. The Walker Room contains a rich collection of books, bookcases, pictures, furniture, chandeliers, and exquisite stained-glass lamps.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Laick|first=Jackie|title=Clark Family Library: Special Collections: Walker Room|url=https://libguides.washjeff.edu/specialcollections/walker|access-date=2021-10-18|website=libguides.washjeff.edu|language=en}}</ref> It had been originally installed in the Thompson Library, but moved to the U. Grant Miller Library when the building opened in 1965.<ref name=p1906>{{Cite web| title = Thompson Hall| work = Historic Campus Architecture Project| publisher = [[Council of Independent Colleges]]| url = http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1906| date = 2010-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725193351/http://hcap.artstor.org/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=p1906|archive-date=2011-07-25| url-status = live|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref>


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The Patterson Collection includes a broad array of approximately 500 old and rare books dating from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. This circulating collection was donated in 1929 by the estate of Thomas Hamilton Hoge Patterson of Philadelphia, a real estate developer during the early 20th century and the son of Joseph Patterson, founder of the [[Pittsburgh Theological Seminary|Western Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Patterson Collection | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1401|archive-date=2010-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528071509/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1399&menu_id=399&crumb=398&id=1401|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref>
The library maintains the Archives & Special Collections Library, a repository for primary documents relating to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century U.S. history, with a special emphasis on Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Underground Railroad and the Whiskey Rebellion.<ref name=faq /> The Learned T. Bulman '48 Historic Archives & Museum holds rare books, manuscripts, and archival materials relating to the college's history.<ref>

{{cite web| title = Learned T. Bulman '48 Historic Archives & Museum | work = | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College | date = | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1393&menu_id=397&crumb=388&id=1394|archivedate=2010-05-28 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100528071530/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1393&menu_id=397&crumb=388&id=1394}}</ref> It was named for a W&J alum in honor of a $1 million gift.<ref>[http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=6430&crumb=138&id=7571 New Historic Archives and Museum in U. Grant Miller Library Named]</ref> With the [[CONTENTdm]] data management interface, many of these materials are available through the U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives, a multimedia collection of historical material from college's history, spanning the history of the log colleges, Washington College, Jefferson College, and Washington & Jefferson College.<ref>http://washjeff.cdmhost.com</ref>
The Archives & Special Collections Library houses items related to the college and its history as well as a large collection of manuscripts and other material related to 18th and 19th century history of the United States, with an emphasis on Southwestern Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Laick|first=Jackie|title=Clark Family Library: Special Collections: Archives|url=https://libguides.washjeff.edu/specialcollections/archives|access-date=2021-10-18|website=libguides.washjeff.edu|language=en}}</ref> The Learned T. Bulman '48 Historic Archives & Museum holds rare books, manuscripts, and archival materials relating to the college's history.<ref>{{cite web| title = Learned T. Bulman '48 Historic Archives & Museum | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1393&menu_id=397&crumb=388&id=1394|archive-date=2010-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528071530/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=1393&menu_id=397&crumb=388&id=1394|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref> It was named for a W&J alum in honor of a $1 million gift.<ref>{{cite web| title = New Historic Archives and Museum in U. Grant Miller Library Named | work =W&J Messenger | publisher = Washington & Jefferson College | url = http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=6430&crumb=138&id=7571|archive-date=2010-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602181818/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=6430&crumb=138&id=7571|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref> With the [[CONTENTdm]] data management interface, many of these materials are available through the U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives, a multimedia collection of historical material from college's history, spanning the history of the log colleges, Washington College, Jefferson College, and Washington & Jefferson College.<ref>{{Cite web| title = U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives| publisher =Washington & Jefferson College| url = http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/cdm/|access-date=2011-08-25}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://libguides.washjeff.edu/home Clark Family Library] (official library website)
{{Portal box|Washington & Jefferson College}}
*[http://www.washjeff.edu/library.aspx W&J: U. Grant Miller Library] (official library website)
*[https://washjeff.contentdm.oclc.org/ U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives]
*[http://washjeff.cdmhost.com/index.php U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives]


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Clark Family Library
Map
40°10′11″N 80°14′25″W / 40.16972°N 80.24028°W / 40.16972; -80.24028
LocationWashington, Pennsylvania
TypeAcademic library
Collection
Items collectedprint, digital, video, and microform
Size210,000
Access and use
Population servedWashington & Jefferson College
Other information
Websitehttp://libguides.washjeff.edu/home

The Clark Family Library, formerly U. Grant Miller Library is the academic library for Washington & Jefferson College, located in Washington, Pennsylvania. The library traces its origins back to a donation from Benjamin Franklin in 1789. The Archives and Special Collections contain significant holdings of historical papers dating to the college's founding. The Walker Room contains the personal library of prominent industrialist John Walker, complete with all of his library's fixtures and furniture, installed exactly how it had been during Walker's life.

History

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In 1789, a £50 gift from Benjamin Franklin formed the nucleus of the library at Washington College.[1][2][3][4] The library has identified five books in the collection from this original purchase.[5] After the unification of Washington College and Jefferson College, the first unified library was the college's Carnegie Library, located in what is now called Thompson Hall. The library moved to its current building in 1965 and was called U. Grant Miller Library.[3][6] The library was later renamed for Richard T. Clark, former chair of the Washington & Jefferson College board of trustees, and retired chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., and his wife, Angela, who provided the lead gift for a substantial renovation to the original 1965 structure.[7] In the summer of 2018, the library underwent a major renovation converting the upper floor to facilitate collaborative study space, increasing the footprint of our archives and special collections, and updating the building to be more accessible for all patrons. Renovations were completed in spring 2019.[8]

The Clark Family Library maintains a robust collection of print and electronic resources that are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the college curriculum.

In the mid-1850s, the Washington College YMCA branch held 300 volumes in its library collection.[9]

Archives and special collections

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When Pittsburgh iron and steel industrialist John Walker died in 1932, the Walker family donated his private library to the college.[10] The Walker Room on the lower level of the library is a recreation of John Walker's private library as it existed in his Western Avenue mansion in Pittsburgh. The Walker Room contains a rich collection of books, bookcases, pictures, furniture, chandeliers, and exquisite stained-glass lamps.[11] It had been originally installed in the Thompson Library, but moved to the U. Grant Miller Library when the building opened in 1965.[6]

The Patterson Collection includes a broad array of approximately 500 old and rare books dating from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. This circulating collection was donated in 1929 by the estate of Thomas Hamilton Hoge Patterson of Philadelphia, a real estate developer during the early 20th century and the son of Joseph Patterson, founder of the Western Theological Seminary.[12]

The Archives & Special Collections Library houses items related to the college and its history as well as a large collection of manuscripts and other material related to 18th and 19th century history of the United States, with an emphasis on Southwestern Pennsylvania.[13] The Learned T. Bulman '48 Historic Archives & Museum holds rare books, manuscripts, and archival materials relating to the college's history.[14] It was named for a W&J alum in honor of a $1 million gift.[15] With the CONTENTdm data management interface, many of these materials are available through the U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives, a multimedia collection of historical material from college's history, spanning the history of the log colleges, Washington College, Jefferson College, and Washington & Jefferson College.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Coleman, Helen Turnbull Waite (1956). Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 31. OCLC 2191890. Retrieved 2011-08-25. During the early period, in 1789, Benjamin Franklin sent a personal gift of fifty pounds for the purchase of books, to form the beginning of a school library
  2. ^ Keenan, Rebecca (Spring 2008). "W&J Builds on the Legacy of Early Investors" (PDF). W&J Magazine. Washington, Pennsylvania: Washington & Jefferson College. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ^ a b Funk, Harry (June 18, 2006). "Steeped in History" (PDF). Observer-Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  4. ^ Haring-Smith, Tori (September 1, 2008). "2008 Convocation Address". Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  5. ^ Coleman, Helen Turnbull Waite (1956). Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 32. OCLC 2191890. Retrieved 2011-08-25. In the historical collections at W. and J. are five which Director Ewing has identified as part of the purchase made with Franklin's original gift.
  6. ^ a b "Thompson Hall". Historic Campus Architecture Project. Council of Independent Colleges. 2010-05-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  7. ^ "W&J Magazine Winter/Spring 2018". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  8. ^ "W&J dedicates newly renovated Clark Family Library". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  9. ^ Rhees, William Jones (1859). "List of Libraries, Washington, Pennsylvania". Manual of public libraries, institutions and societies in the United States and British provinces of North America. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company. p. 637.
  10. ^ "W&J: Walker Room Collection". Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  11. ^ Laick, Jackie. "Clark Family Library: Special Collections: Walker Room". libguides.washjeff.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  12. ^ "Patterson Collection". Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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