Case Western Reserve University Archives

Henry R. Hatch Library, 1895-1956

The University had grown in the years since the move from Hudson to Cleveland, and the library could no longer be housed in Adelbert Main. WRU trustee Henry R. Hatch donated money to build a separate library building. The library was moved to Thwing Hall in 1943.  Afterward, Hatch was used for research, teaching, and offices, until it was razed in 1956.

An aerial view, ca. 1930s, of the University Circle area. Hatch Library is just right of center.
An aerial view of the University Circle area in the 1930s. Hatch Library is just right of center.



A view of the Adelbert College Campus, ca. 1900. Hatch Library is the first building on the left.



A view of Hatch Library from the campus side. Amasa Stone Chapel is on the left and the Allen Memorial Medical Library is on the right (across Adelbert Road).



The main entrance of Hatch Library, facing Euclid Avenue.



The west face of Hatch Library.



The south side of Hatch Library, probably taken from Adelbert Main.

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