Following a fire that destroyed the University Gymnasium in 1944, a committee was formed for the purpose of replacing as many of the athletic trophies of the University as possible. The committee, headed by University Store manager and well-known campus personality Benjamin Franklin Bunn '07, almost immediately began the task of identifying the lost trophies and raising funds for their replacement.
From the description of Council on Athletics Trophy Committee Records 1929-1949. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 84676089