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SIU Library Adds 40 by 60 Foot Quonset Wing
A contract for a 40 by 60 foot addition to the SIU library quonset hut behind the Men’s gym is awarded to J C Williams and Sons of Carbondale. The project costs about 8000 dollars and starts immediately. The new space will hold about 25600 volumes plus map cases, easing overflow from Altgeld Hall gymnasium and Wheeler Library.
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J. C. Williams and Sons
Carbondale
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University Library
Altgeld Hall
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Wheeler Library