Librarian Carrie Watson.

Librarian Carrie Watson.

Carrie Watson, also a survivor of Quantrill's raid, graduated from KU with an A.B. in 1877. In 1878 she was hired as an Assitant Librarian in Spooner Library, where she corralled unruly students such as William Allen White. She was promoted to Librarian in 1887 and reitred in 1921. In 1924 the new library was named in her honor.

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