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1. www.adelaide.edu.au › barr-smith-libraryBarr Smith Library - University of Adelaide

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   The Barr Smith Library is located in the centre of the North Terrace Campus, adjacent Hub Central. View campus map. Facilities. Over 500 study spaces (combination of desk, group, carrel and computer) with some being bookable. Group discussion area located on levels 1 and 3 of the library. Quiet study areas located on level 2 of the library.

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   Adelaide, Australia. Type. Academic library. Other information. Affiliation. University of Adelaide. Website. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/. The Barr Smith Library is the main library of the University of Adelaide, situated in the centre of the North Terrace campus.

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   Barr Smith Library. The University of Adelaide Library originated in the Mitchell Building in the 1890's. Robert Barr Smith provided a number of gifts, totalling 9,000 pounds over the years 1892-1911 for the purchase of books.

5. www.experienceadelaide.com.au › heritage-placesBarr Smith Library, The University of Adelaide

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   The Barr Smith Library is of high historical significance as the direct lineal descendant of the first library established by the University of Adelaide (the State's first university) in 1882, and for its long association with the Barr Smith family, a prominent and successful South Australian family whose interest and philanthropy was largely re...

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   Where is Barr Smith Library located?

   • Heritage information about Barr Smith Library (original building only), The University of Adelaide located at North Terrace ADELAIDE in the City of…

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   Why was the University Library named after Robert Barr Smith?

   • In 1899, the University Council decided to name the library after one of its greatest benefactors, Robert Barr Smith. In 1920, after his death, his family provided an additional 11,000 pounds to form an endowment for the Library. By the 1920s the University Library had outgrown its accommodation in the Mitchell Building.

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   Did Robert Barr Smith give a gift to the University of Adelaide?

   • The Reading Room of the 1932 building carries an inscription on the frieze commemorating the gifts by Robert Barr Smith and family, and T.E. Barr Smith. Taken from: The University of Adelaide, 1874-1974: A Statement of the Case for Supporting the University's Centenary Appeal. 1972.

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   How much money did Robert Barr Smith give?

   • Robert Barr Smith provided a number of gifts, totalling 9,000 pounds over the years 1892-1911 for the purchase of books. In 1899, the University Council decided to name the library after one of its greatest benefactors, Robert Barr Smith. In 1920, after his death, his family provided an additional 11,000 pounds to form an endowment for the Library.

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