 The library's 1969 addition expanded it by and increased its capacity to 750,000 volumes; over 30,000 books, microforms, and other cataloged items were added to its holdings during 1969 alone.In 1971, a comprehensive campus plan was developed by an outside engineering firm for ETSU, and while it was not entirely implemented due to an unexpected decline in students that occurred during the 1970s, it did result in the closing of Bryan Street and College Drive and their replacement with pedestrian malls.After the creation of East Texas State's doctoral program in 1962, the Coordinating Board announced its intention to phase it out in 1966.