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Libraries
1982 — the college's library, briefly
The boundary note: Saint Mary's College, across the river, opened its Cushwa-Leighton Library in 1982 — construction began in October 1980, the building was completed in June 1982, and it was dedicated on 3 September 1982 — named for Margaret Hall Cushwa of the class of 1930 and Mary Lou Morris Leighton. It replaced the college's Alumnae Centennial Library, which became the Haggar Center, and the anniversary account in the campus newspaper counted it among the best new libraries of 1982. It stands in the Notre Dame community's record beside Hesburgh and Schurz, at boundary size; the college's own file carries the rest.
Sources:
- The Observer (Notre Dame–Saint Mary's student newspaper), "Cushwa-Leighton celebrates 20 years" (3 September 2002) — the October 1980 groundbreaking, the June 1982 completion, the 3 September 1982 dedication, the naming, and the predecessor library.
- Saint Mary's College, Cushwa-Leighton Library mission and history page — the library's standing account of itself.