# Hamilton Library

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{{Short description|Library at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa}}
{{For|other libraries|Hamilton Library (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox library
| name = Hamilton Library
| logo = 230px
| location = [Honolulu, Hawaii](/source/Honolulu%2C_Hawaii)
| type = [Public](/source/Public_library) [research library](/source/research_library)
| established = 1908
| num_branches = 
| annual circulation = 
| website = {{URL|https://manoa.hawaii.edu/library}}
| parent_organization = [University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa](/source/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa)
}}

'''Thomas Hale Hamilton Library''' is the academic library of the [University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa](/source/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa) and the largest [research library](/source/research_library) in the state of [Hawai‘i](/source/Hawai%E2%80%98i). The library opens to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visiting the Library – University of Hawaii Manoa Library Website |url=https://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/about/visiting-the-library/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The library was designed by George Hogan, an architect known for designing many homes on the island, including [Plantation Estate](/source/Plantation_Estate) (the [Winter White House](/source/Winter_White_House) during the [Barack Obama presidency](/source/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama)).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roig |first=Suzanne |date=2012-10-06 |title=Isle architect George Hogan, 95 |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/May/30/ln/hawaii905300331.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006082501/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/May/30/ln/hawaii905300331.html |archive-date=2012-10-06 |access-date=2021-10-21}}</ref>

==List of directors==
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*Caroline (Carrie) P. Green 1907 to 1908 - Acting Librarian 1908 to 1912 
*Elizabeth Bryan 1913 to 1919 
*Clara Hemenway 1919 to 1928 
*Mary Pringle 1926 to 1928 - Acting Librarian 
*Mary Pringle 1928 to 1943 
*Carl G. Stroven  1943 to 1966 
*[Ralph R. Shaw](/source/Ralph_R._Shaw_(Librarian)) (Appointed as Dean of Library Activities) 1966 to 1969 
*Stanley West 1969 to 1977 
*Donald L. Bosseau 1977 to 1982 
*Robert Stevens April to August 1982 - Acting Librarian 
*Ira Harris August to December 1982 - Acting Librarian 
*John R. Haak 1983 to 2000 
*Jean H. Ehrhorn, Interim University Librarian July 2000 to December 2001 
*Diane Perushek  2001 to 2006,
*Paula Mochida, Interim University Librarian, January 2006 to December 2011
*Gregg Geary, Interim University Librarian, January 2012 to July 2013
*Irene Herold, University Librarian, August 2013 to June 2017
*Monica Ghosh, Interim University Librarian, June 2017 to December 2019
*Clement "Clem" Guthro, University Librarian, January 2020 to Present

==See also==

* [Association of Public and Land-grant Universities](/source/Association_of_Public_and_Land-grant_Universities)

==References==
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==Further reading==
[http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/6020 University of Hawai'i Library Histories] 25 full-text open access documents, retrieved February 6, 2015

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Category:Libraries in Hawaii
Category:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Category:United States federal depository libraries
Category:Libraries established in 1908
Category:1908 establishments in Hawaii
Category:University and college buildings and structures in Hawaii

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