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Craftsmen worked 21 months to complete the James H . Albertson Center for Learning Resources. The building activity was punctuated by a strike and sometimes almost intolerably cold weather as the scaffolding moved skyward to enclose six stories of brick-cement block construction.

On April 6, 1970, nearly all of the interior decorating had been finished, and the 89,000 square-foot structure was ready for occupancy. Dr. Frederich Kremple, Dean of Learning Resources, was strategist for the move during the Easter holiday vacation, which involved about 1600 man hours in carrying unbound and bound periodicals, equipment, documents, catalogues, books and furniture from the crowded, two-story library on Fremont Street.

Planning of the building started in 1964 when there were 3,500 students. The committee asked for a facility that could serve twice the number. However, due to unprecedented growth, when the Center opened, there were already 7,900 students using its facilities. In the dedicatory year of 1971, student patronage increased another 1,200.<\/p><\/div>

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