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Porter Hall, originally built in 1927 as the university library, is named after Senator Ebenezer Finley Porter. This state legislature who was responsible for securing the money from the state to establish the State Manual Training Normal School in Pittsburg. In 1981, the library moved to its new facility and the building now houses the Art Department.

-- Some information retrieved from Pittsburg, KS Memories. https://pittsburgksmemories.com/Pittsburg_PSU/pittpsubuildings.html

  • Rear of Building

    Rear of Building

  • Library, Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas

    Library, Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas

  • Circulation Desk

    Circulation Desk

  • Haldeman-Julius Reading Room

    Haldeman-Julius Reading Room

  • The Microfilm

    The Microfilm

  • The Microfilm 2

    The Microfilm 2

  • Finding a Book

    Finding a Book

  • Book Repair

    Book Repair

  • Xerox Room

    Xerox Room

  • Library Services Class

    Library Services Class

  • Library Services - Catalog Cards

    Library Services - Catalog Cards

  • Catalog Cards

    Catalog Cards