Grounds and Buildings Committee records, 1890-1905 [microform].

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Grounds and Buildings Committee records, 1890-1905 [microform].

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This series contains records of the Grounds and Buildings Committee of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin, regarding construction and maintenance of university buildings. There is information about: the Armory; Ladies Hall; Dairy Building; Cheese Making and Curing House; Horse Barn; Machine Shop; College of Agriculture Dean's House, Mechanics and Engineers Hall; Law Building; Horticulture Building, Science Hall and University Hall. There is material about specifications, bids, contracts, correspondence regarding the installation of a ventilating system in Science Hall around 1900. Science Hall is one of the first examples of the use of fire-proofed steel in building construction. It also contains some of the first beams produced by the Carnegie Steel Company.

2.3 cubic feet (7 archives boxes) and1 bound volume

University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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SNAC Resource ID: 8359078

University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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