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David A. Talbot Hall of Languages

The original Library was constructed in 1930 at a cost of $200,000. In addition to serving as a library and classroom space, the building hosted social functions such as campus dances in the large reading room. From the 1930s to the 1960s, the top floor housed a local history museum. After the current Velma K. Waters Library was constructed, the Library was converted to the Hall of Languages. The open two-story reading room was divided to create a third floor. The building originally contained seven classrooms, eight seminar rooms, offices, stacks space for 115,000 volumes, and a large reading room. In 2017 the Hall of Languages was rededicated as the David Talbot Hall of Languages in honor of Dr. David Arlington Talbot, the first Black professor at East Texas State University. David Talbot Hall of Languages is located on the corner of Stonewall and Monroe Streets.

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  • Hall of Languages Exterior by East Texas State University

    Hall of Languages Exterior

    1985-08

  • Students Outside of the Hall of Languages by East Texas State University

    Students Outside of the Hall of Languages

    1982-06

  • College Museum by East Texas State Teachers College

    College Museum

    1948

  • Old Library Service Desk by East Texas State Teachers College

    Old Library Service Desk

    1948

  • Hall of Languages in Snow by East Texas State Teachers College

    Hall of Languages in Snow

    1947

  • Museum Entrance, Front by A.M. Howse and Son

    Museum Entrance, Front

    circa 1939

  • Museum Entrance, Reverse by A.M. Howse and Son

    Museum Entrance, Reverse

    circa 1939

  • Pioneer Relics at College Museum, Front by A.M. Howse and Son

    Pioneer Relics at College Museum, Front

    circa 1939

 
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