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'''Butler 209''' is one of the largest reading rooms in [[Butler Library]]. It is located on the entry-level floor of the building, adjacent to (but inaccessible from) [[114th Street]]. It has also been known as the '''College Study'''.
 
'''Butler 209''' is one of the largest reading rooms in [[Butler Library]]. It is located on the entry-level floor of the building, adjacent to (but inaccessible from) [[114th Street]]. It has also been known as the '''College Study'''.

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Unveiling of the "imperialist" stained glass window featuring Peter Stuyvesant in 1954

Butler 209 is one of the largest reading rooms in Butler Library. It is located on the entry-level floor of the building, adjacent to (but inaccessible from) 114th Street. It has also been known as the College Study.

The room contains a large stained-glass window featuring Niuew-Nederland governor Pieter Stuyvesant standing astride the Netherlands' 17th century North American dominions, which has led to the room being described as "the most imperialist" on campus. The window was presented to the university by the Netherlands Antilles Legislative Council and unveiled on December 30, 1954.[1]

The room is also the site of each semester's Orgo Night

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