Construction
Groundbreaking for Central University Library
Library and campus staff were invited to the groundbreaking and shovels were distributed. New UCSD Chancellor William McGill gave the signal to start, and everyone dug in.
Photographs by Robert Glasheen, 1968
Central University Library model
Model of the library with the proposed steel pillar construction prior to the final concrete pillar design.
Central University Library under construction
News releases
News release: Move to Central University Library begun
News release: Central Library dedication and open house set
News release: Central Library open to public for weekend
William L. Pereira at dedication of University Library
Library dedication, UC San Diego
Opening Day Ceremony, Central University Library
Left to right: William L. Pereira (architect), Melvin Voigt (University Librarian), Herbert York (Acting Chancellor), Elliot Cushman (president, Friends of the UCSD Library), Gabriel Jackson (Academic Senate chair), John Galbraigh (former UCSD Chancellor), Clayton Brace (vice-president, Time-Life Station in San Diego & master of ceremonies)
Photograph by Robert Glasheen, 1971