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The future site of Spencer Research Library, 1952.
After World War II, KU constructed temporary Quonset huts and wooden barracks in the area north of Strong Hall to accommodate the flood of new students.
Guests on the library terrace during the dedication ceremony, November 8, 1968.
The University Daily Kansan student newspaper reported on November 11 that "about 270 persons braved 35 degree weather” for the event.
Franklin Murphy (left) with President Harry S. Truman, 1950s.
During his KU visit in April 1960, Truman examined Kansas Collection materials at Watson Library.
Old Fraser Hall, located approximately where its modern replacement stands, circa 1937.
This photo was taken on Jayhawk Boulevard looking east.
Robert Kennedy speaking in Allen Fieldhouse, March 18, 1968.
He was assassinated less than three months later.