
The Mary Norton Clapp Library is the gift of Mrs. Emma B. Norton in memory of her daughter, Mrs. E. P. Clapp. The original structure of stacks and reading, reference, periodical, and seminar rooms was doubled in 1955, at which time a Fine Book Room was equipped and furnished as a memorial to Carl F. Braun through gifts from the Braun family. The Jeffers Room, with a capacity of forty-six, is a memorial to Robinson Jeffers of the Class of 1905. The Bill Henry Room is a memorial to an alumnus of the Class of 1914. A four-story major addition in 1970 provides additional shelving space, reading rooms, and an audio-visual study center, special collections area and houses offices of the Information Technology Services Department. Erected 1924; first addition, 1955; second addition, 1970.