[1] Designed by MDWR Architects, the red-brick building has glass edifices on two sides and a clocktower outside the main entrance.

The academic library is named in honor of former Senator Mark O. Hatfield, a 1943 graduate of Willamette and former member of the faculty.

[8] The library was re-cataloged in 1912 by Lucia Haley, a specialist from New York City hired by the school for this task.

[17][18] Now known as Smullin Hall, the library building was designed by architect Pietro Belluschi in the Georgian style of architecture.

[23] Plans for a new library to be named in honor of alumnus and former faculty member Mark Hatfield were announced in the spring of 1985.

[23] On September 4, 1986, the new library building was dedicated in a ceremony featuring Hatfield, then Senator Bob Packwood, and then Librarian of Congress Daniel J.

[26] All funds for the $7.4 million library came from private donors that numbered over 1,300 companies, individuals, or non-profit organizations.

[24] Construction was a part of a broader plan to open up the southern portion of the campus after railroad tracks were removed in 1981 and the Mill Race re-routed and landscaped.

[27] The library lost a rare book in 1999 when a vandal used a razorblade to cut out the 30 pages of The Old Days in and Near Salem, Oregon.

[30] Located in the middle of Willamette's campus along the Mill Race, the Hatfield library was built in 1986 with the design by Theodore Wofford of MDWR Architects in St. Louis, Missouri.

[31] The library is a modern looking rectangular structure with orange brick and clear glass which is adjacent to Glenn Jackson Plaza and Hudson's Bay, with the Mill Race flowing by on the north side.

[27] A glass-enclosed stairwell and the main entrance near the northwest corner are the only parts that jut out from the primarily rectangular building.

[35] These collections include periodicals, books, newspapers, microforms, sound recordings, videos, government documents, CD-ROMS, and musical scores.

The library also offers access to electronic sources through FirstSearch, RLIN, OCLC, EPIC, and DIALOG among others.

Hatfield Library is a member of Orbis Cascade Alliance (Summit) and the Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities (NAPCU) lending networks.

[1] These networks allow students to borrow additional materials from other member libraries and institutions from around the Pacific Northwest.

[21] The library selects around 20% of the documents available with areas of concentration in earth sciences, education, history, politics, economics, health, accounting, business, government, public policy, human resources, and others.

[39] After the war Hatfield obtained a graduate degree from Stanford University before returning to Willamette as a professor and then as a dean.