John Edens Collection Quotations

At the time the Lockwood Collection was donated, ... Charles Abbott, then the university's library director, called it 'a princely gift,' and 'the nucleus, around which may grow a new library, dedicated to learning and to the culture that it seeks to inspire.'

In 1979, the library collection was moved to the new North Campus, ... and the original building renamed Abbott Hall for Charles Abbott. Between 1983 and 1985, it underwent a $5.5 million renovation and enlargement, and today houses the university's Health Sciences Library.