Building Mnemonic: WAL
Building Number: 005
RIT Libraries: There are three distinct libraries housed within the main campus facility: Wallace Library, the Melbert B. Cary Graphic Arts Collection (second floor), and the RIT Archives and Special Collections (third floor). Collectively, these libraries work to advance research, support undergraduate learning, and serve as a central depository of RIT's rich heritage as a university and its history in the Rochester community.
RIT Press: RIT Press is a scholarly publishing enterprise that supports all academic disciplines offered at RIT. Location: second floor
Faculty Career Development Services: This team of professionals manages programs and services for faculty at all stages of their career. Location: first floor
RIT Production Services: This department supports the RIT campus with video production, web development, event support, photography, SportsZone, and captioning. Location: Lower level (A-level)
See how Wallace impacts students, faculty, alumni and beyond in their award-winning 2013-2014 online impact report at: http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/twc/impact/
History
The Library is named for Charles F. and Florence Murray Wallace. A graduate of the Institute's Domestic Science Department in 1907, Mrs. Wallace was also named RIT's Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in 1960. Charles F. Wallace was a chemist and inventor and one of the founders of Wallace and Tiernan, Incorporated. Mr. Wallace and Martin F. Tiernan invented and produced the Wallace and Tiernan chlorinator, which made public water safe to drink. In 1954, Mr. Wallace established the Florence Murray Scholarship Fund in honor of his wife. The Wallaces were major financial supporters of RIT. In 2010 a new name, The Wallace Center, was adopted to reflect the diverse academic services provided to the campus.