The Laying of the Corner Stone of the Alumni Memorial Building, June 17, 1908 (photo by Lyndon) / HS671

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Title: The Laying of the Corner Stone of the Alumni Memorial Building, June 17, 1908 (photo by Lyndon)
Date: 19089617
Collection Title: University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator: Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Box / Drawer: D-13
Folder / Container / Volume: 138
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); University of Michigan--Building--1901-1910; Construction--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Cornerstone laying--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Crowds--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Item Number: HS671
Finding Aid: umich-bhl-92147
Scan Source: Photo Print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2016-03-16 02:05:22

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