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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. 

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…

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…

Two short-lived traditions at the University were festivities centered on May Day. According to Robert Taft in his book The Years on Mount Oread, the Maypole scrap between freshman and sophomores first occurred May 1, 1891. This riotous and often…

Carrie Watson, also a survivor of Quantrill's raid, graduated from KU with an A.B. in 1877. In 1878 she was hired as an Assitant Librarian in Spooner Library, where she corralled unruly students such as William Allen White. She was promoted to…

First official football game.

He was intimately involved with the establishment of the University serving on the first Executive Committee and the first Board of Regents. He had also been the first Governor of Kansas and was elected to the Kansas State Senate.

Gymnastics in Robinson gym.