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Sketch of Bomberger Hall

Weather and age have compromised the structure of Bomberger Tower. For safety reasons bits and pieces of it were removed, but nothing was rebuilt yet because of a lack of funds.

Bomberger Tower was dismantled earlier in the year 1978 due to major safety concerns. Nails had loosened and wood had rotted after over 80 years of exposure to the elements. This article details the announcement that the college still cannot afford…

Images of the original floor plans of Bomberger Hall when it was first built in 1893. The hall functioned as an academic, meeting, and religious space for the college. The plans clearly indicate a banquet hall, science laboratories, the chapel space…

An article from an interview with Miss marion Spangler, the granddaughter of Dr. Bomberger, founder and first President of Ursinus College. It details her connections to the place, including her memories and a short and slight biography of her own…

Groups of pictures that show the installation and dedication ceremony of the Heefner Memorial Organ

An account of the new Ursinus organ, named the Heefner Organ after its dedication ceremony. It details specifications of the organ and talks about the process of installing the organ into Bomberger auditorium in the summer of 1986.

An account of the dedication ceremony of the new Ursinus Organ. It was dedicated in memory of Russel E. Heefner, and the establishment of the William F. Heefer Chair of Music