Buildings and Grounds
Information includes:
- People associated with the buildings (architects, general contractors, donors, occupants)
- Dates of significant events (construction, alterations, demolition, purchase, sale, ceremonies)
- Formal and popular names
- Descriptions (images, locations, size, architectural style)
- Uses
- Finances (costs and funding sources)
Information is included only during the time period that a particular building/space was under University control. Investment properties are not included. Some information about some buildings is not available. Unknown data is indicated by a question mark (?).
There are two indexes: alphabetical (arranged by building identifier) and chronological (arranged by date of first use). The building identifiers are derived from a controlled vocabulary created and used by the University Archives. Both lists link to detailed descriptions of the buildings. A decade-by-decade description of campus growth, including maps and aerial images, 1886-2003, is compiled in The Changing Campus.
All sources used may be consulted in the Archives. We consulted annual reports, architectural drawings, brochures, catalogs, commencement programs, contracts, correspondence, faculty/staff directories, maps, minutes, newspaper clippings, press releases, reports, and student yearbooks. These records were created by a wide variety of University faculty, staff, students, and administrators, and represent over 75 different record series within the University Archives.
