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Locations

1. Libraries

   1. Fondren Library

      Fondren Library

       

      Located on the university’s academic quad, facing Lovett Hall, Fondren Library provides access to scholarly information, research support, library instruction, and computing and study facilities.

       

      What’s there: 

      • Brown Fine Arts Library
      • Center for Written, Oral and Visual Communication
      • Circulation and Reserves
      • Collection Development
      • Digital Media Commons
      • Digital Scholarship Services
      • Friends of Fondren Library
      • Gilbert and Ruth Whitaker Business Information Center
      • GIS/Data Center
      • Interlibrary Loan
      • Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services
      • Library Service Center
      • Reference Department
      • Technical Services
      • User Experience
      • Woodson Research Center Special Collections and Archives
      • Study spaces, periodicals and bound volumes
      • John F. Kennedy Ambassador of Exploration Award and moon rock and an exhibit on Rice astronauts and the history of  Rice/NASA collaboration

       

      Named for: Walter and Ella Cochrum Fondren. Walter led Humble Oil (now Exxon-Mobil) from 1912 until his retirement in 1933. Following Walter’s death, Ella and her children donated $1 million to establish Fondren Library.

       

      Built: 1949, Staub & Rather, William Ward Watkin consulting architect; 1968 expansion, Staub, Rather & Howze

       

      Building Hours vary during the academic year, and are different for Rice ID holders and community visitors. Please refer to these links for the latest posted hours.

       

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