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Date
1968
Description
Using a D'Addario cement mixer, workers are laying the foundations for the steps of the library.
Notes
Groundbreaking for a new library building began in 1967. With construction completed, the library was open to students in September 1968. The library was officially named the Nyselius Library in 1971 in honor of benefactors Gustav and Dagmar Nyselius. Image date is approximate.
Publisher
Fairfield University
Collection
Image Archive
Original Format
Photographic print; black-and-white; 8 x 10 in.
Digitization Date
2007
Repository
Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections
Copyright
© Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections. This resource may be used for educational or non-commercial purposes. Please direct any questions to digital@fairfield.edu.
Repository Citation
"Construction of the Nyselius Library." 1968. Image Archive. Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections. https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/image-archive/6.
Keywords
Fairfield University. Nyselius Library.; Academic libraries--Connecticut--Fairfield.; Academic libraries--Connecticut--Fairfield--Design and construction.; Library buildings--Connecticut--Fairfield.; Stair building--Connecticut--Fairfield.