Wills Hall

Wills Hall

1944; November 29, 1948

Alabama College

Photograph of Wills Hall which served as the campus library at the University of Montevallo from 1923-1968. During the 1940s, Alabama College, the state college for women, was a four-year degree-granting institution for women. Wills Hall was built in May 1921 after a number of Montevallo women formed literary clubs. The Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs supplied books. Prior to the building opening, books had been stored in random places including the baptist pastor's office to the "fun room" in the women's dorm. The building featured a 90-foot long reading room with arched Palladian windows. During the 1940's, as seen in the first photograph, more stacks were added, doubling the size of the building. Wills was renovated in 1968 to become the home of the College of Education. The new additions included air conditioning, new carpet, and an elevator. Wills was further renovated in 1975 to accommodate the growing College of Education, as it remains today.

English

1923-present

The University of Montevallo

Buildings

Annie Crawford Milner Archives at the Carmichael Library, University of Montevallo

Sarah Kloewer

White Columns & Red Bricks by Lucille Griffith; Years Rich and Fruitful by Mary Frances Tipton

Photograph