This document provides a historical overview of the library at SUNY Cortland from 1943 to 1987 through photographs. The photos show the original library space in Old Main from the 1940s and 1950s, the construction of the new Memorial Library building in the 1960s, and library staff members from that period. The final photos depict the transition to barcoding books in the 1980s at Memorial Library.

1. SUNY Cortland
Memorial Library
Then & Now

2. Library at Old Main, 1943

3. Librarians 1950-1954

4. Reserve reading room Old Main 1950’s

5. Library Old Main

6. Pres. D.V. Smith in the Library

7. Library windows decorated for Christmas, Old Main 1948

8. Construction library

9. Construction 1960

10. 1960

11. 1961-1972

13. 1961

14. East 1961

15. North East 1961

16. South 1961

17. 1961

18. 1961

19. 1963

20. 1964

21. Librarian Tom Bonn 1980’s

22. Library staff 1987

24. Card Catalog

25. Record

26. Dr. Bogard, Linda Davenport and Stephen Heare Barcoding the first book

27. Dr. Bogard, Marilu Kish and Jeff Harr showing the first book in Memorial Library barcode

28. Memorial library

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