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The Oregon Civic Justice Center is a three-story former library building on the campus of Willamette University in downtown Salem, Oregon, United States. Built in 1912 as a Carnegie library for the city of Salem, the building now houses several programs of Willamette University College of Law. Prior to the law school's moving into the facility in 2008, the building was used by the adjacent Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) from 1971 to 2006. Willamette purchased the old library in 2003 and later selected the College of Law as the program at the school to gain use of the building. The university began renovations in 2007 to restore part of the original layout and modernize the facility to accommodate the needs of modern education. After the brick-faced, Beaux Arts style structure was remodeled, community oriented programs from the law school relocated to the renamed Oregon Civic Justice Center. This center houses programs such as a legal clinic and the school's law review journal. ==History== On October 12, 1901, the Salem Woman's Club was organized with the wife of Oregon Governor Theodore Thurston Geer serving as president of the organization.〔Green, Virginia. (Salem's Woman's Club. ) Salem Public Library. Retrieved on September 14, 2008.〕 Two years later the group started the Salem Public Library at Geer's home, and then later located at Chemeketa and High streets in downtown Salem in the then city hall,〔〔Lutz, Dick. (Salem Public Library. ) Salem Public Library. Retrieved on September 14, 2008.〕 with the library's collection totaling 50 books at that time.〔Knowlton, Stefanie. “Salem library marks century”, ''Statesman Journal'', January 12, 2004, Local, p. 1C.〕 The library group hired a librarian, Miss F. Phillips, for a salary of $20 per month to run the library.〔 In 1907, the group explored options to build a stand-alone library building using funds provided by Andrew Carnegie, who was providing funds for building libraries around the world.〔 In May 1909, the Woman’s Club purchased an option to buy the property on the southwest corner of Winter and State streets for $5500, which was located across State from Willson Park (a city park at that time).〔 This group then raised the funds to purchase the land for $12,000,〔Lynn, Capi. “Then & Now”, ''Statesman Journal'', September 11, 2008, Life, p. 1.〕 and Salem applied for a grant from the Carnegie foundation.〔 The city was allotted $14,000 by the foundation to build a library, but the Women’s Club which owned the existing library and land had not been involved in the process.〔 The organization was able to get the money rescinded, and in November 1910, worked with the city to increase their maintenance fund for the library.〔 Carnegie then raised the grant to $27,500 at the lobbying of Lulu Bush (daughter-in-law to Asahel Bush) and the Woman’s Club deeded the lot and the other library assets to the city of Salem.〔 On September 12, 1912, the new library opened on the property near Willamette University and the Oregon State Capitol, though construction on the structure was not completed, and much of the furniture had not been installed in the building.〔〔 The completed structure included hardwood floors, crown molding, windows that were two-stories tall, and a fireplace.〔Oregon Civic Justice Center: Dedication Ceremony. Willamette University College of Law, 2008. p. 7.〕 The library cost $30,000 to build, and within a year of operating had expanded to serve nearly 7,700 patrons with a collection of nearly 10,500 books.〔 On January 4, 1920, a small fire damaged the furnace room and about 50 books at the library. In 1914, the YWCA of Salem was organized by the same Salem Women's Club.〔 Located in downtown on Cottage Street Northeast, the YWCA moved in 1954 to the lot adjoining the library.〔Tom, Susan. “YWCA set to sell its building”, ''Statesman Journal'', July 4, 2003, Local, p. 1C.〕〔”Women's”, ''Statesman Journal'', October 10, 2001, Local, p. 3C.〕〔Green, Carol. (YWCA: Celebrating 90 Years in Salem. ) Salem Public Library. Retrieved on September 14, 2008.〕 By the 1960s, the small library had a collection in excess of 100,000 volumes, but needed a larger facility.〔Thompson, Jr., Dennis. “Changes afoot as century of service arrives”, ''Statesman Journal'', May 22, 2004, p. 1A.〕 A public campaign to build a new library began in 1968, with the library to be part of a larger government center that included a city hall and fire station.〔 In 1971, the YWCA purchased the adjacent Carnegie library building for $150,000, and on July 6, 1972, the Salem Public Library vacated the Carnegie building and moved to Salem’s new Civic Center located west of the old library.〔 Located next to the YWCA's existing home, the old library was turned into the organization's youth center.〔 The building was remodeled from 1990 to 1991.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oregon Civic Justice Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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