Harvey A. Andruss Library - Bloomsburg, PA - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

The Place
Harvey A. Andruss Library provides access to more than 450,000 volumes of books, bound periodicals, and government documents; 2 million microforms; 50,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers in both print and electronic format; and over 150 online databases.

The technologically designed building provides more than 900 individual study spaces with more than 260 computers. There are over 30 group study rooms and printing and photocopying rooms on all four floors, as well as a faculty and graduate student study on the fourth floor.-Andruss Library

The Person
"Harvey A. Andruss was born February 19, 1902 in Fort Worth, TX, and received an undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1924 and an MBA from Northwestern University in 1926. In 1930 he was hired as the first director of the Department of Business Education and then Dean of Instruction at Bloomsburg State Teachers College (BSTC). He remained in that position for two years before becoming acting President in 1939 following the resignation of Francis B. Haas. On January 15, 1941 Andruss was formally named President of the College. When enrollment dropped sharply during World War II he had Bloomsburg designated as a Civilian Pilot Training Center, which led to hundreds of naval recruits being trained here and kept the school open. In 1945 Andruss was sent to Shrivenham, England to help organize universities for GIs during the war."-Dr. Harvey A. Andruss 1939-1969

Year it was dedicated: 1998 Location of Coordinates: Bloomsburg University Related Web address (if available): [Web Link] Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Library

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