Albert Emanuel Library, University of Dayton   Save
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Description: Probably dating to the 1930s, this photograph shows the Albert Emanuel Library at University of Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio. Since the university's dedication in 1928, it has undergone renovations and an expansion, and at one point housed the university's law school and library. After the Law School moved in 1997, Albert Emanuel Hall was renovated and now houses a variety of administrative offices for the university. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architect View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_019_001
Subjects: Albert Emanuel Library; University of Dayton; Universities and colleges; Architecture; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)