Dedication of the new building took place over two days in January 1952.
The north entrance facing Washington Street. (Iowa Digital Library: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/374968
Northeast view of the Main Library, the University of Iowa, 1952 (Iowa Digital Library: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/727107
New book stacks and study space. (Iowa Digital Library: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/451447)
The lobby housed five glass exhibit cases in which displays where changed approximately once a month during the school year.