Editing Stetson University (section)

===Libraries===
Before the first library was established in 1887, DeLand University had started to accumulate a small collection of books. At this time, fewer than 1,300 volumes were housed on bookshelves in DeLand Hall, sharing space with the science lab. The library collection began to expand rapidly in November 1887 when the college was selected to become Florida's first [[Federal Depository Library Program|federal depository]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stetson.edu/today/2013/04/dupont-ball-library-celebrates-125-years/ |title=DuPont-Ball Library celebrates 125 years as federal depository library &#124; Stetson Today |publisher=Stetson.edu |date=April 1, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830163906/https://www.stetson.edu/today/2013/04/dupont-ball-library-celebrates-125-years/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The library has been receiving State of Florida publications since 1968.<ref>"Government Docs". Stetson University duPont-Ball Library website. Online, available: https://www2.stetson.edu/library/about-us/departments/government-docs/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026181332/https://www2.stetson.edu/library/about-us/departments/government-docs/|date=October 26, 2014}}</ref>

In 1906, the university received $40,000 from the [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]]. Elizabeth S. Stetson, wife of John B. Stetson, matched Carnegie's contribution allowing for the Sampson Library to be built as a [[Carnegie library]], one of fourteen in the state. Opening in 1908, it was named after university trustee C.T. Sampson, who was a major donor to the Stetson library fund.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Stetson University|url=http://www.stetson.edu/other/about/history.php|access-date=December 1, 2014|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023085317/https://www.stetson.edu/other/about/history.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1964, the duPont-Ball Library became the campus's new main library building.<ref>"History of Stetson University. Online, available: http://www.stetson.edu/other/about/history.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023085317/https://www.stetson.edu/other/about/history.php |date=October 23, 2021 }}</ref>

The duPont-Ball Library's databases provide access to 50,000 full-text journals, magazines and newspapers. As of October 2022, the library's physical collection contains 934,251 items organized by [[Library of Congress Classification]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www2.stetson.edu/library/library-assessment/ | title=Library Assessment &#124; duPont-Ball Library }}</ref>