Pembroke Library Papers (OF-1X-16)

Biographical/Historical Note

Pembroke Library was situated on the top floor of Pembroke Hall, the first building erected in 1897 for the use of Pembroke College, the Women's College at Brown.The building served in a strictly academic capacity until 1971, when it was renovated to contain office spaces. In 2008, Pembroke Hall was renovated again, and Pembroke Library was repurposed as classrooms, conference rooms, office spaces for the Cogut Center for the Humanities and the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women.