Haverford's Library in 1833


Plan of Founders Hall, c. 1833

Early plan of Founder's Hall, marking the location of the Library


Library Facts:


Location: Founder’s Hall, 1st floor
(today’s president’s office)
Size: 19 x 24 feet
Hours: 1/2 hour a week or with faculty supervision
Usage: mostly students owned their own school books and used reference books from the classrooms
Strengths: Quaker memoirs and theology, Classical literature, European history, mathematics, astronomy, Biblical criticism