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The library and reading room in Main Hall |
A donation of $1,000 from the Rev. Daniel Babcock enabled the college to establish "the Daniel Babcock Library" in 1871.
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The library in Whitford Memorial Hall, 1907 |
The library and reading room were in Main Hall until Whitford Memorial Hall was built, at which time the library took over the north half of the first floor of that building.
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Shaw Memorial Library |
The Shaw Memorial Library was dedicated in 1967.
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Mabel Maxson |
Miss Mabel Maxson, greatgranddaughter of Daniel Babcock, graduated from Milton College in 1911 and received a Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1912. She joined the faculty in 1912 as librarian and Professor of English, retiring in 1955. |
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