Rush Rhees Library: Martin E. Messinger Periodical Reading Room

Title

Rush Rhees Library: Martin E. Messinger Periodical Reading Room

Description

From its inception in 1930, this room has always been the main reading room of the Rush Rhees Library and a favorite for student study. Once housing the reference department, it now contains the most recent issues of hundreds of periodicals. In agreeable weather the door to the Librarys balcony is opened and visitors can enjoy a birds-eye view of the Quad.The Room was dramatically renovated and dedicated as the Martin E. Messinger Periodical Reading Room in 1998.

Format

image/jpeg

Location

Martin E. Messinger Periodical Reading Room

Campus

River Campus

Location on Campus

Eastman Quadrangle

Use

Library

Date constructed

1930

Named for

Martin E. Messinger

Date dedicated

1998

Form

electronic

Tags

Encyclopedia Rocestriensis; University Buildings

Collection

University Archives (UR-RBSCP)

Citation

“Rush Rhees Library: Martin E. Messinger Periodical Reading Room,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/4587.

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