In 1937, due to limited space in the existing building, coupled with a significant growth in the campus population, a new, Student Health Service Building was built; it was one of two WPA-constructed buildings on campus designed by architect John Bennes, and was later replaced by the Plageman Student Health Center. The building was completed in 1938.

Meanwhile, after more nearly 50 years, the health service building was once again inhabited by members of the Department of Chemistry; in 1937, it was repurposed to serve as an auxiliary space for the department, specifically for graduate students in Chemistry, and served that purpose through 1941.

In 1941, the building was repurposed again, this time as the Paleontology lab; it served as the Paleontology lab for over thirty years. Upon the completion of the Earth Sciences building in late 1972, and subsequent relocation of the paleontology lab, the building briefly sat vacant. In January 1973, the building was once again inhabited, this time by its final tenant: the Women's Studies program. The building was thus renamed the Women's Center.

SCARC: SCARC's holdings include photographs documenting the history of the Paleontology Lab.

Oregon Digital: Includes photographs and textual material documenting the history of the Paleontology Lab.