Vol Walker Hall
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Vol Walker Hall is a building on the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...

 campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...

. It contains the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
The J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is the University of Arkansas' college for students with interest in the liberal arts. It is named for former University President and United States Senator J. William Fulbright. The College has 19 different academic departments...

 and the University of Arkansas School of Architecture
University of Arkansas School of Architecture
The Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas offers education in various architectural fields. In recent years, 100 percent of graduates have achieved placement in both jobs and graduate programs after graduation.-Degrees:...

. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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 in 1992.

History

Vol Walker Hall was born when University President John C. Futrall
John C. Futrall
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 decided to utilized PWA
Public Works Administration
The Public Works Administration , part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression...

 funds available to the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...

 to build a new library. Planning for the new library (and also a new science building) began in March 1931. A similar library
Rush Rhees Library
Rush Rhees Library is the main academic library of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. It is one of the most visible and recognizable landmarks on the university's River Campus. Construction began in 1927 with the other original River Campus buildings and the library was dedicated...

 at the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...

 was used as a blueprint, and eventually Futrall brought in the original designers of the Rochester library, Gordon and Kaehler.

The hall contained the University library from 1935 until 1968, when it was supplanted by Mullins Library. It was at this time that the name was changed to Vol Walker Hall.

Naming

The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees changed the name to honor James Volney "Vol" Walker in spring of 1934. A 1877 University of Arkansas alumni, respected lawyer, and member of Arkansas Legislature, Walker was instrumental in keeping the University in Fayetteville despite efforts to move it.

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