Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library

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± The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library is the campus library at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Completed in 1978 on the east side of campus, the five-story library was funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce.In 1979, it was dedicated to Ambassador Mike Mansfield (1903–2001) and his wife Maureen. Previously a four-term U.S. Senator, alumnus Mansfield was the Senate's longest-serving majority leader The library is home to the earliest authorized edition of the Lewis and Clark journals.HistoryThe University of Montana library was established in 1895, two years after the establishment of the University of Montana. The library was temporarily housed in the old Willard School on Sixth Street in Missoula before a permanent structure was built on the UM campus. After one year at the old Willard School, library holdings totaled at 1,369 volumes, 19 periodicals, and 20 newspapers.Today, the library features state-of-the-art electronic access to information. It is a Federal Government Depository Collection and has an extensive Maps Collection.LocationThe University of Montana library has moved several times as the collection size expanded beyond the location's available capacity. Note:(The current names of the buildings are listed here.) 1895 - old Willard School1899 - University Hall1908 - Jeannette Rankin Hall library designated as a depository for government documents1974 - Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library construction was completed in 1978, on the southern portion of the first Dornblaser Field (1912–1967)