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: 1913Date constructed: 1915
Architectural consultant: Jamieson & Spearl Architects
Named after: Elmer Ellis, MU President (1954-1963) and first president of the UM System (1963-1966).
- General Information
- Map
- 1913 Original Construction
- 1935 Northwest Addition
- 1958 Northeast Addition
- 1985 South Addition
- 1986 Modifications to Conley Plaza
- 1996 Exterior Painting (no additions)
- 2000 Colonnade Renovation

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.