Omeka - Digital History at Ursinus

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Photograph of Ursinus College's South Hall, named Trinity Cottage and now Musser Hall. The picture depicts women sitting on the steps of the house sometime during the summer conference of 1930. The house was acquired in 1916. The double house is…

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A closeup photograph of the Pfahler Hall of Science's name above the main entrance

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Dr. Harry E. Paisley honors Dr. George E. Pfahler by formally declaring that the science building be officially known as the Pfahler Hall of Science

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During this speech given at the Founder's Convocation Day of 1942, the wonders of the physical universe and the desire to understand the mystery of life are extolled by Dr. Harry E. Paisley

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This article explains how a committee was gathered in order to select quotations for the two inscriptions to be made on the science building. The winners were words from Kepler and Faraday.

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Dr. Omwake writes about the finishing touches on the science building and states his anticipation of the educational advantages that will be provided by the construction

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This image provides an aerial view of the college's campus where the construction of the new science building (later to be named Pfahler Hall) can be seen as just the foundations on the leftmost side of the image

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This article details installations within the science building and monetary gifts given toward its construction

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This letter addresses the need for more monetary support from alumni in order to cover the costs of constructing the new science building

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The main floor and basement floor rooms are detailed in this article
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