Menu
Home Explore People Places Arts History Plants & Animals Science Life & Culture Technology
On this page
D.R. Glass Library
United States historic place

The D.R. Glass Library, or Dominion Robert Glass Library, is a historic building and academic library built in 1948, and located at the Texas College campus at 2404 North Grand Avenue, Tyler, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 7, 2007.

Related Image Collections Add Image
Profiles
1 Image
We don't have any YouTube videos related to D.R. Glass Library yet.
We don't have any PDF documents related to D.R. Glass Library yet.
We don't have any Books related to D.R. Glass Library yet.
We don't have any archived web articles related to D.R. Glass Library yet.

History

The D.R. Glass Library is part of Texas College, a historically black college, and was it designed by McKissack & McKissack, one of the oldest black-founded and owned architecture firms.23 The building was named after the former college president, Dominion Robert Glass (1895–1968).45 It is part of the HBCU Library Alliance.6

McKissack & McKissack also designed the President's House at Texas College (1942), another NRHP listed building.7

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places portal
  • Texas portal

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.

References

  1. "Glass, D.R., Library at Texas College". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/07000128 ↩

  2. "Glass, D.R., Library at Texas College". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/07000128 ↩

  3. "This Black-owned architecture firm is behind some of DC's most significant monuments and memorials". wusa9.com. September 10, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2023. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/community/equality-matters/deryl-mckissack-archicture-black-business-lincoln-memorial-nats-park-african-american-history-museum/65-246fbb9d-d5f0-457c-8908-9e69c789bfbe ↩

  4. American Universities and Colleges. Praeger Series on Higher Education. American Council on Education. Praeger Publishers. 1956. p. 1041.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) https://books.google.com/books?id=seY1AAAAIAAJ ↩

  5. "Glass, Dominion Robert". Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Retrieved January 27, 2023. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/glass-dominion-robert ↩

  6. "Institutional Members by Year Established". HBCU Library Alliance. Retrieved January 27, 2023. http://hbculibraries.org/libraries-year.html ↩

  7. "President's House at Texas College". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/07000131 ↩