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Ellis Library

Ellis Library then and now. [Left] Ellis Library ca. 1921 [Right] Ellis Library as seen today. (1921 photo: Olson, James C. The University of Missouri: an Illustrated History. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1988.)
Date designed: 1913
Date constructed: 1915
Architectural consultant: Jamieson & Spearl Architects
Named after: Elmer Ellis, MU President (1954-1963) and first president of the UM System (1963-1966).
Note: For more information on the history of MU Libraries, please see the online exhibit "The Heart of the University", hosted by University Archives.

Institute of Museum and Library Services

This project was originally developed with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the state of Missouri.
401 Ellis Library, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Phone: (573) 882-7567
Email: muarchives@missouri.edu
Originally published by:
Building and Infrastructure Archives
Major Revision: June 2016