In March. 1967, Ms. Leontyne Price sang a benefit concert for Rust College at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, which netted the college $34,000. From this beginning, Rust College became another campus with a new library that occupies a central point on the campus. The award-winning building was dedicated on December 14, 1969, in honor of this famous Metropolitan Opera singer, the Leontyne Price Library.
Click on title for link to LPL.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Leontyne Price Library
In March. 1967, Ms. Leontyne Price sang a benefit concert for Rust College at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, which netted the college $34,000. From this beginning, Rust College became another campus with a new library that occupies a central point on the campus. The award-winning building was dedicated on December 14, 1969, in honor of this famous Metropolitan Opera singer, the Leontyne Price Library.
Click on title for link to LPL.
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Goodness, from 2003 to 2007 I experienced many sleepless nights in that library. Good to see that someone made a post about it :)
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