Rice University

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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: 

       

      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

       

      Rice Campus Map No. 27