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Hocken Library.
The Hocken Library (now known as Hocken Collections) was first housed in a wing of the Otago Museum. The text on the back of the photo states that it is a - 'View of the Hocken Library from Great King Street'.
Old Law Library.
Two students at work in the Law Library. Legal caricatures can be seen on the wall above. Before shifting to the Hocken Building (now known as the Richardson Building) in 1979, the first Law Library was housed in what is now known as the Staff Club.
Main Reading Room, Clocktower Building.
A view of students working under the high gothic ceiling in the reading room when the first library facilities were housed in the Clocktower Building.
Stairwell in the Central Library.
Students and staff on the stairwell in the University of Otago Central Library.
Queen Elizabeth II in the Central Library, royal visit, March 1970.
On 16 March 1970, Queen Elizabeth II visited the University of Otago campus with Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Queen Elizabeth toured the Central Library and was photographed meeting Mrs McEldowney, the wife of the Head Librarian, Jock…
Prince Charles in the University Library, royal visit, March 1970.
On 16 March 1970, Prince Charles visited the University of Otago campus with Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne. Prince Charles toured the Central Library and was photographed talking to students seated in the library study spaces.
Issue Desk, Circulation Department.
A Circulation Department staff member stamps the date slip in the back of a book. An electronic management system was introduced to the library in 1989 and prior to this, patron details were entered onto cards that were alphabetically filed at the…
Exterior view of the second university library.
An exterior view of the University Library with two students talking outside. Sited on the corner of Cumberland and Albany, this library was officially opened on the 7 April 1965. This building served as the University Library for the Arts and…
Cataloguing Department, University of Otago Central Library.
Cataloguing staff in the Central Library using typewriters to create labels and entries for the card catalogue. Newly purchased books are stacked on the shelves waiting to be processed.