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  • Collection: KU 150

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Miles Wilson Sterling was a professor of Greek and a Kansas alumnus of 1880. Included in this small volume are chapters on the history of the University, student life and the reminiscences of David Hamilton Robinson, one of the first three members of…

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By the turn of the century students were well on their way to following traditions and consecrating ceremonies set down in the early years of the institution. Nola's scrapbook encapsulates four years of student life between its covers. Nola was a…

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Starkly seen against the backdrop of early Lawrence and the Kansas River is North College the first building built for the University of Kansas.  This is the earliest known photograph of KU probably taken in 1867.  The building was just 50 feet…

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Note that North College is drawn in just to the left of center and is also in the inset at lower right.

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Old Fraser Hall was opened initially as University Hall in 1872.  In 1897 the building was rededicated to honor John Fraser, the university’s second chancellor.  It was razed in 1965 amid much controversy. 

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Haworth Hall, completed in 1909, was the first building for the benefit of the School of Engineering. Within its walls were mining and ore-dressing laboratories and facilities for mining engineering, geology, and mineralogy. Like Robinson it was…

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Chemistry Hall opened in January of 1884 to contain the noxious fumes that plagued people and collections housed in Snow Hall. Esteemed Professor of Chemistry, Edgar H. S. Bailey, happily moved his students into a building with special laboratories…

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Robinson Gymnasium was named in honor of Charles and Sara Robinson for their long-time service to the state of Kansas and the city of Lawrence. Opened in 1907 it included a 107 by 70 feet gymnasium, a swimming pool and men’s and women’s locker rooms…

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Photograph of campus taken from the air probably in 1923 or 1924. The locations of university buildings that are no longer extant can also be seen, including the first Fraser Hall, Old Blake Hall, Chemistry Hall, Old Snow Hall, Haworth Hall, and…

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The key identifies the buildings and locations seen in the photo.  The locations of university buildings that are no longer extant can also be seen, including the first Fraser Hall, Old Blake Hall, Chemistry Hall, Old Snow Hall, Haworth Hall, and…
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