The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State College, 1956 Page: 41
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Library
The extensive library facilities of the college are avail-
able to every student seeking knowledge and information
contained in manuscript and other media. This year for the
first time the library has opened its stacks to all students.
Stack permits were offered only to upperclassmen in past
years.
In the library system approximately 259,974 volumes,
36,000 pamphlets and 11,000 bulletins can be found. The
collection also includes 8,132 phonograph records, 4,725
slides and films, 975 maps, and 7,219 pieces of sheet music.
Currently, 1,579 periodicals and newspapers are received.
The library is a Depository for United States Government
Publications and houses a collection of 1]8,000 documents.
The library is supplemented by special libraries for the
School of Music, the Journalism Department, the Laboratory
School, the Chemistry Department, and by the State Histori-
cal Museum and a collection of educational documents.Students find the reference room a quiet place
to study.Library staff members are: first row, left to right, Ledlow, Hoyt, Hardesty, Harvick, Redmond, Knox, Wells. Second row, Evans, Swindle,
Cathey, Potter, St. John, Brashears, Peterson.
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North Texas State College. The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State College, 1956, yearbook, 1956; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61025/m1/44/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.