Buildings collection, 1908-[ongoing]

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Buildings collection, 1908-[ongoing]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31741094

Clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, floor plans, blueprints, photographs and publications on the fundraising for and the construction of many of the University of Pittsburgh buildings including: Cathedral of Learning, Heinz Memorial Chapel, Stephen Collins Foster Memorial, Frick Fine Arts Building, Schenley Quadrangle (Bruce, Amos, Brackenridge, Holland and McCormick Halls), William Pitt Union (formerly Schenley Hall, and originally the Schenley Hotel), Fitzgerald Field House, Litchfield Towers, Forbes Hall, fraternity housing (university-owned), proposed dormitories, Lothrop Hall, Thaw Hall, State Hall (1909-1972), Forbes Quadrangle, Alumni Hall, Allen Hall (formerly "old" Mellon Institute), Clapp Hall, Crawford Hall, Engineering Hall, Public Health (Crabtree and Parran Halls), Pennsylvania Hall, Trees Gymnasium, and Trees Hall.

12 cubic ft.

University of Pittsburgh

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SNAC Resource ID: 7324696

University of Pittsburgh

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Schenley Hotel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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University of Pittsburgh. Student Union

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Heinz Memorial Chapel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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Stephen Collins Foster Memorial (University of Pittsburgh)

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University of Pittsburgh. United Faculty

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Throughout its history the University of Pittsburgh has received occasional support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the early 1960s it suffered an unprecedented fiscal crisis and sought a solution that linked it to the Commonwealth. On August 23, 1966, House Bill No. 2 of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania was signed and the University officially became state-related. From the description of State-related status of the University of Pittsburgh files, 1936-1983. (Universit...

Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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William Pitt Union (University of Pittsburgh)

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Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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