City of Worcester: 300 Years 73
source: Worcester Public Library
Clark University's Brutalist-style Robert
Hutchings Goddard Library opened to
much fanfare on May 19, 1969.
Dignitaries cutting the ribbon at the
library dedication ceremony were (f rom
left) J. Leland Atwood, architect John
Johansen, Student Council president
Michael Feldman '69, astronaut Edwin
"Buzz" Aldrin Jr., Sen. Edward Kennedy,
and Esther Goddard.
source: Worcester Historical Museum
