Baker Library is the main library at Dartmouth College. The fresco, The Epic of American Civilization, was painted by José Clemente Orozco in Baker Library. Modern-style library In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ... For other places called Dartmouth, see Dartmouth Dartmouth College is a private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ... A XIV Century fresco featuring Saint Sebastian Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. ... José Clemente Orozco (born November 23, 1883, in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco; died September 7, 1949, in Mexico City) was a Mexican social realist painter who specialized in bold murals. ...

Baker Library opened in 1928 with a collection of 240,000 volumes. The building was designed by Jens Frederick Larson and funded by a gift to Dartmouth College by George Fisher Baker in memory of his uncle (Fisher Ames Baker, Dartmouth class of 1859). The facility was expanded in 1941 and 1957-1958 and received its one millionth volume in 1970. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other places called Dartmouth, see Dartmouth Dartmouth College is a private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Cover of Time Magazine (April 14, 1924) George Fisher Baker (1840 - 1931) was a U.S. financier and philanthropist. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1992, John Berry and the Baker family donated US $30 million for the construction of a new facility adjoining the Baker Library; in 2000, the Berry Library opened. The Dartmouth College libraries presently hold over 2 million volumes in their collections. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir John Berry (1635 – 14 February 1689 or 1690) was a British naval officer of the Royal Navy, and was in 1675 the captain of the annual convoy to Newfoundland that took place during the years of the colonies founding. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places called Dartmouth, see Dartmouth Dartmouth College is a private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

External links

• History of the Dartmouth College Library (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~speccoll/LibraryHistory.html)