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Julia Brooker Thompson Library
University of Connecticut-Torrington Campus
855 University Dr.
Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 626-6820
(860) 626-6817 (fax)
The Julia Brooker Thompson Library houses approximately 16,000 books and videos and 20 print journal and newspaper titles. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of English, history, political science, psychology, sociology, family studies and art history.
The library at the University of Connecticut Torrington Campus
is named for Julia Brooker Thompson, a key figure in the
beginnings of the University in the city of Torrington.
Julia Brooker Thompson was the only child of Major Albert F Brooker and Alice M. Cooper and the widow of Dr. Austin C. Thompson. She died on December 1, 1960 at the age of 84, leaving the bulk of her estate to the University of Connecticut for the establishment of a branch campus in the city of Torrington. The bequest was the largest individual gift ever given to the University at that time and made the construction of the campus possible.
Photo courtesy of the Torrington Historical Society
Torrington, Connecticut