University of California Davis- Shields Library & Administration Building

Originally built for the College of Agriculture, Starks & Flanders worked under the direction of William Hays, supervising architect for the UC Davis campus. Shields Library & Administration Building was built in three parts starting in the year 1940, when the oldest north wing was built. Starks & Flanders were the architects of this first wing.

Today the library contains 3.2 million volumes, making it the largest library in Yolo County and the third largest in the University of California system.