Butler Library - Named for Nicholas Murray Butler

Butler Library at Columbia University is named for Nicholas Murray Butler, who served as Columbia's president from 1902 to 1945 and later received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. The library is Columbia's largest general library and a focal point of the Morningside Heights campus, reflecting Butler's long influence on the university's expansion and academic development. Butler's tenure and the library's naming are documented in university histories and archival records.