CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY -- The Chester Fritz Library opened in the fall of 1961. It was financed by a $1 million dollar gifts from Chester Fritz and $200,000 from the North Dakota Legislature for equipment. In 1982, an addition to the building was completed. It is the largest library in the state with a gross floor space over 150,000 square feet. The library's distinguishing tower rises 82 feet above University Avenue.

Chester Fritz began his education in a one-room rural school in Traill County and attended UND from 1908-1910. He completed his baccalaureate degree at the University of Washington and became an international investment banker. In 1951, UND awarded Fritz an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Fritz donated an additional million dollars to the University for the construction of an auditorium in 1965.