Bentley Image Bank, Bentley Historical Library: Architectural drawing of Alumni Memorial Hall, front elevation

Title: Architectural drawing of Alumni Memorial Hall, front elevation
Collection Title: Museum of Art (University of Michigan) records
Collection Creator: University of Michigan. Museum of Art.
Box / Drawer: 23
Folder / Container / Volume: Exterior-building, Alumni Memorial Hall
Notes: Donaldson & Meier, architecture firm. The building opened in 1910. It houses the headquarters of the Alumni Association and the Michigan Alumnus and contains and the Alumni Catalog Office. Art collections and activities, including classes and exhibitions, have been held in the building since its opening. Its social function was, in the course of time, reduced to the use of a large room in the basement for the University Club, a faculty organization which later moved to quarters in the Union. The Department of Fine Arts held classes in Alumni Hall until 1949. The Museum of Art moved into Alumni Memorial Hall in 1946 upon its separation from the Museum of Archaeology and establishment as an individual administrative unit.
Subjects: Alumni Memorial Hall (University of Michigan); Architecture--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Genre: Architectural drawings;
Item Number: HS2846
Scan Source: 5.9 x 9.4 inches Photo Print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2016-03-12 07:10:27

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