University of Chicago archival buildings file, 1890-

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University of Chicago archival buildings file, 1890-

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Contains information and ephemeral materials relating to University of Chicago buildings. Materials concern campus architecture in general, including guides and maps, articles, postcards, and souvenir booklets with pictures of buildings and campus scenes. Material on individual buildings includes programs for goundbreaking ceremonies, cornerstone layings, and dedications, as well as promotional brochures, press releases, and articles and reports. Also includes correspondence relating to design, construction, remodelling, and architectural decoration.

10 linear ft.

University of Chicago Library

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...