| 1873 |
At the time of the founding of
Vanderbilt University, the first library was in College Hall. |
| 1875 |
Peabody Normal College founded;
located on the grounds of the University of Nashville |
| 1880 |
Law Library located in the former
Dental Building on College Hill; building renamed Law School
|
| 1882 |
School of Religion Library begun
in old Wesley Hall |
| 1899 |
Geology and Pharmacy libraries
located in Old Science Hall |
| 1900 |
Biology Library established in
Old Science Hall |
| 1905 |
College Hall (now Kirkland Hall)
fire; that library destroyed |
| 1906 |
Medical Library established at
School of Medicine, located at College Hill. |
| 1907 |
Chemistry Library established in
Furman Hall |
| 1914 |
Peabody College moves to 21st
and Edgehill from College Hill. Library housed in the Home Economics
Building. |
| 1916 |
Law School library moves to College
Hall |
| 1919 |
Dedication of Peabody College
Library Building |
| 1924 |
Scarritt College for Christian
Workers relocated to Nashville from Kansas City |
| 1925 |
Medical Library established on
campus when School of Medicine relocates from College Hill.
|
| 1926 |
School of Pharmacy closes. |
| 1929 |
Biology Library moves to Buttrick
Hall |
| 1932 |
Wesley Hall burns; School of Religion
library partially destroyed. Geology and Physics Library in
Garland Hall. |
| 1932 |
School of Religion Library re-established
in Calhoun Hall |
| 1936 |
A. F. Kuhlman becomes Director
of Libraries |
| 1936 |
Nashville Union Catalog created;
card catalog that includes holdings of Vanderbilt, Peabody,
Scarritt, Fisk University, Meharry Medical College, Nashville
Public Library, and Tennessee State Library. |
| 1938 |
Joint University Library Corporation
created by trust indenture. Participants were Vanderbilt University,
George Peabody College and Scarritt College |
| 1941 |
General Library Building completed;
School of Religion Library relocates to GLB |
| 1947 |
Music Library established; located
in the Social-Religious Building (now the Wyatt Center) on the
Peabody Campus |
| 1960 |
David Kaser named Library Director
|
| 1962 |
Law Library moves into new Law
School building |
| 1964 |
Medical Library moves into new
wing of Medical Center North |
| 1965 |
Special Collections established;
located in the General Library Building. |
| 1966 |
One millionth volume added: Liber
Chronicarium (Nuremberg Chronicle) of 1493. Donated by Jesse
Ely Wills. |
| 1968 |
Television News Archives established
as part of library system; located in the General Library Building
|
| 1968 |
Frank P. Grisham becomes Director
of Libraries |
| 1969 |
Scarritt Library moves into new
library building |
| 1969 |
H. Fort Flowers Wing added to General
Library Building |
| 1970 |
Resource Information Center established
at Owen School, located at 2505 West End Avenue |
| 1972 |
Science departmental library collections
consolidated and moved into new Science Library in the Stevenson
Center for the Natural Sciences |
| 1974 |
Library begins to catalog materials
using a computer-based network, OCLC |
| 1976 |
Resource Information Center renamed
Management Library |
| 1979 |
Vanderbilt/Peabody Merger. Joint
University Library Corporation dissolved. Library system becomes
Vanderbilt University Library. Scarritt Library no longer part
of system. |
| 1981 |
Management Library moves to new
Owen School location |
| 1984 |
Library system renamed The Jean
and Alexander Heard Library, in honor of Chancellor Emeritus
Alexander Heard and his wife Jean, founder of the Friends of
the Library organization |
| 1984 |
Malcolm Getz named Associate Provost
and Director of the Library |
| 1985 |
Library automation system begun.
Called "Acorn," reflecting not only the presence of an acorn
on the Vanderbilt family crest, but also as metaphor for source,
beginnings, nurture, compactness. |
| 1992 |
Two-millionth volume acquired:
Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, held at Philadelphia,
September 5, 1774, the first edition of the official journal
of the Continental Congress. Donated by Ridley Wills II. |
| 1992 |
Television News Archive reporting
structure transferred to Office of the General Counsel. |
| 1994 |
Shirley Hallblade named Acting
Director. |
| 1995 |
Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical
Library building dedicated. |
| 1996 |
Paul M. Gherman named University
Librarian. |
| 2002 |
Television News Archive becomes
part of the library once again.
|
| 2002 |
Education Library renamed Peabody Library.
|
| 2004 |
Three-millionth volume acquired: Monuments Anciens du
Mexique by Count Jean Frédéric de Waldeck.
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Ridley Wills III.
|
| 2004 |
Mosaic,
the Library's first online annual report, is posted.
|
| 2009 |
Connie Vinita Dowell named Dean of Libraries.
|
Last updated September 28, 2009.
