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McFall Center currently houses the Graduate Center, the office of the President of the University, and several other faculty
offices, however, the building originally contained the main Library of the University. The founders of the University planned
for the Library to provide services for the relatively small number of students attending the school at this time and the
high number of commuters from the Toledo area. Accordingly, the collections of the Library were rather small, despite the
fact that many considered it to be among the area's finest. As the University expanded,
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Library. The old Library retained its importance to the University, however, by performing its function as the center of the
Graduate School.
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Listed below are additional highlights in the history of the building:
- 1924, plans approved for construction of a library on campus.
- 1927, construction of library to house 15,000 volumes with room to house 45,000 more completed at a final cost of $275,000
with an additional $70,000 provided for equipment.
- 1927, library officially dedicated.
- 1952, construction completed of an addition to the library at a final cost of $147,000 designed to house increased volumes
of books, added research space, a new catalogue office, micro-reader room, seminar room, as well as new micro-film and print
machines.
- 1967, library converted to office building to house the University's Graduate Center as well as the Faculty Senate, reading
room, faculty offices for the Departments of Speech and Psychology, and the Honors Program.
- 1976, building officially renamed McFall Center.
- 1976-7, major renovation undertaken to improve office and administrative facilities.
- 1977, the Office of the President, Office of Admissions, Equal Opportunity Compliance, Faculty Senate, Graduate College, Graduate
Registrar, Graduate Student Senate, Research Services, resource planning, Speech 102 program, Office of the Provost, Office
of Financial Aid, Popular Culture Department, and Housing all moved to McFall Center.
- 2001, Provost and Senior Vice President's waiting room renovation.
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