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Photograph of architect's schematic of the Fisk University Library building, circa 1929
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Photograph of architect's schematic of the Fisk University Library building, circa 1929
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Description
Title
Photograph
of
architect's
schematic
of the
Fisk
University
Library
building
,
circa
1929
Corporate name
Fisk University
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Libraries
Education
Colleges and Universities
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Libraries--Tennessee--Nashville
College facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description
A
photograph
of a
schematic
representation
of the
Fisk
University
Library
building
designed
by
architect
Henry
C
.
Hibbs
. The
building
was
designed
on a
vertical
rather
than a
horizontal
axis
,
which
was
considered
state-of-the-art
at its
time
, and
included
a
spiral
chute
to
move
books
from the
central
tower
stacks
to the
main
desk
.
Dedicated
in
November
1930
, this
building
was
considered
the
heart
of the
Fisk
campus
.
Forms
part
of the
Henry
C
.
Hibbs
Papers
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
8
x
10
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Contributors
Hibbs
,
Henry
C
.
(Clossen)
1882-1949
(Architect)
Date
ca.
1929
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/tiff
(29.4
MB)
Identifier
HCHP-Bldg-Fisk Univ Library-p5
Relation
Henry
C
.
Hibbs
Papers
Coverage
1920-1929
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks-HCHP-Bldg-Fisk Univ Library-p5
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