McKeldin Library - Terpopoly - College Park, MD
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N 38° 59.155 W 076° 56.703
18S E 331534 N 4317013
One of two academic libraries at the University of Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM13WNG
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2021
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About the place, "Taken from Wikipedia, "McKeldin Library is the main branch of the University of Maryland Library system. Constructed in 1958, the building is named for Theodore McKeldin, the former Governor of Maryland. McKeldin Library is one of the largest buildings on campus, consisting of seven floors and a basement.[17] Located at the western end of McKeldin Mall, the library is home to the university's General Collection. and the 90,000 volume East Asia Collection. McKeldin Library also serves as a regional Federal depository library, housing the U.S. Government Information, Maps & GIS Services collection, and previously hosted the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) until the summer of 2012, when MITH moved to its new home in the university's Hornbake Library. Also housed in McKeldin Library are several computer labs, a copy shop, and Footnotes Café"
About the Person: "Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin (November 20, 1900 – August 10, 1974) was an American politician. He was a member of the United States Republican Party, served as mayor of Baltimore twice, from 1943 to 1947 and again from 1963 to 1967. McKeldin was the 53rd Governor of Maryland from 1951 to 1959."
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