Among the first buildings on campus were the current L.R. McDonald Administration Building (funded in part by Catherine Wilson's estate gift) and Phillip's Hall (funded by Mrs. James Phillips and Mrs. Kizzie Russell, both of Russell County, Kentucky). Many photographs can be found in the Katie Murrell Library of the Holloway Building that depict the early years of the institution. The Holloway Building also includes the Thomas D. Clark Reading Room, named in honor of the late Kentucky historian laureate who donated his personal library to the college.