Aubrey Watzek Library

Aubrey Watzek Library
The library building's exterior in 2010
45°27′03″N 122°40′09″W / 45.45095°N 122.66909°W / 45.45095; -122.66909
LocationPortland, Oregon, U.S., United States
ArchitectPaul Thiry Edit this on Wikidata
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Websitelibrary.lclark.edu

The Aubrey Watzek Library is a library on the Lewis & Clark College campus, in Portland, Oregon. It is named after attorney and lumber baron Aubrey R. Watzek, whose papers are stored at the library.

History

The building was designed by Paul Thiry and completed in 1967. The library doubled in size during renovations completed in the mid-1990s by Hoffman Construction.

In 2016, a copy of the 1599 Geneva Bible was rediscovered in the library's basement.

Special collections

Since 2001, the library has housed the literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition collection in a special collections facility. The William Stafford Archive was established in the special collections in 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Aubrey R. Watzek Collection - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ward, Jean M. "Lewis & Clark College". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Watzek at 50". Lewis & Clark College. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, 2006: Students on Campus Tell You What You Really Want to Know, 32nd Edition. Macmillan. July 2005. ISBN 9780312341572. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Wang, Amy (September 30, 2016). "Lewis & Clark College student stumbles across Bible from 1599". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2018.