1355 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53233 (414) 288-7556
Wheelchair accessible doors with door buttons located at the NW and SW entrances of the building.
Raynor Memorial Libraries offers more than 1.8 million volumes, hundreds of research databases, computer access, laptops on loan, a CD and video collection, seating and group study spaces, 24-hour access, and library staff members who help researchers from around the world. Some of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives' gems include the original manuscripts and multiple working drafts for three of J.R.R. Tolkien's most celebrated books: The Hobbit, Farmer Giles of Ham and The Lord of the Rings. The original half of the building, Memorial Library, opened in 1953. Raynor Library, named after the university's president from 1965–90, Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J., opened in 2003.
