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Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700616918
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
“Many people wonder which is the best building on campus. It’s a popular question to ask the architectural faculty. Although I don’t have any idea about what they may mean by ‘best,’ I have always given the same answer: Spooner Hall. Even before I went inside Spooner, I could see that it was a building of distinction. It is well proportioned, and it is evident from the way that it has adapted and survived that it has a good bone structure.”—Barry Newton, KU Professor of Architecture Here is the biography of a much-loved architectural landmark. Spooner Hall, the sixth building to be erected at the University of Kansas, is a Romanesque structure in two colors of stone (Oread limestone quarried onsite and imported Dakota red sandstone) and sits proudly atop Mount Oread with a beautiful view over the valley to the east. Carol Shankel and Barbara Watkins bring together photographs and documents that trace the building from its construction in 1893 to its current use, highlighting the many colorful personalities associated with the building along the way. Their book celebrates not only the building’s architectural richness and importance, but also its changing roles. For more than a century, Spooner Hall has shown itself to be remarkably adaptable to the University’s needs and aspirations. Funded by a gift from William B. Spooner, a Boston leather merchant and philanthropist, the building was designed by the nationally known architectural firm of VanBrunt & Howe. The Spooner Library was completed in 1894, with a capacity of about one hundred thousand volumes—almost five times as many as the University then had. Thirty years later, in 1924, it became the Spooner-Thayer Museum of Art, and then in 1979 the University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology. The renovation of the main floor in 2007, recognized for excellence by the Kansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, includes acoustical tile ceilings, bamboo flooring, new lighting, and state-of-the-art audio-visual and internet connections. It is now The Commons, a space intended to encourage research and teaching across the domains of the natural sciences, the arts, and the humanities—“a space where everyone has the right to give voice.” The book features wonderful period photographs; excerpts from official university reports, newspapers, and correspondence; and Carol Shankel’s interview with two former KU art museum directors who share their special memories of the building.
Spooner Hall
Author:
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700616918
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
“Many people wonder which is the best building on campus. It’s a popular question to ask the architectural faculty. Although I don’t have any idea about what they may mean by ‘best,’ I have always given the same answer: Spooner Hall. Even before I went inside Spooner, I could see that it was a building of distinction. It is well proportioned, and it is evident from the way that it has adapted and survived that it has a good bone structure.”—Barry Newton, KU Professor of Architecture Here is the biography of a much-loved architectural landmark. Spooner Hall, the sixth building to be erected at the University of Kansas, is a Romanesque structure in two colors of stone (Oread limestone quarried onsite and imported Dakota red sandstone) and sits proudly atop Mount Oread with a beautiful view over the valley to the east. Carol Shankel and Barbara Watkins bring together photographs and documents that trace the building from its construction in 1893 to its current use, highlighting the many colorful personalities associated with the building along the way. Their book celebrates not only the building’s architectural richness and importance, but also its changing roles. For more than a century, Spooner Hall has shown itself to be remarkably adaptable to the University’s needs and aspirations. Funded by a gift from William B. Spooner, a Boston leather merchant and philanthropist, the building was designed by the nationally known architectural firm of VanBrunt & Howe. The Spooner Library was completed in 1894, with a capacity of about one hundred thousand volumes—almost five times as many as the University then had. Thirty years later, in 1924, it became the Spooner-Thayer Museum of Art, and then in 1979 the University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology. The renovation of the main floor in 2007, recognized for excellence by the Kansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, includes acoustical tile ceilings, bamboo flooring, new lighting, and state-of-the-art audio-visual and internet connections. It is now The Commons, a space intended to encourage research and teaching across the domains of the natural sciences, the arts, and the humanities—“a space where everyone has the right to give voice.” The book features wonderful period photographs; excerpts from official university reports, newspapers, and correspondence; and Carol Shankel’s interview with two former KU art museum directors who share their special memories of the building.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700616918
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
“Many people wonder which is the best building on campus. It’s a popular question to ask the architectural faculty. Although I don’t have any idea about what they may mean by ‘best,’ I have always given the same answer: Spooner Hall. Even before I went inside Spooner, I could see that it was a building of distinction. It is well proportioned, and it is evident from the way that it has adapted and survived that it has a good bone structure.”—Barry Newton, KU Professor of Architecture Here is the biography of a much-loved architectural landmark. Spooner Hall, the sixth building to be erected at the University of Kansas, is a Romanesque structure in two colors of stone (Oread limestone quarried onsite and imported Dakota red sandstone) and sits proudly atop Mount Oread with a beautiful view over the valley to the east. Carol Shankel and Barbara Watkins bring together photographs and documents that trace the building from its construction in 1893 to its current use, highlighting the many colorful personalities associated with the building along the way. Their book celebrates not only the building’s architectural richness and importance, but also its changing roles. For more than a century, Spooner Hall has shown itself to be remarkably adaptable to the University’s needs and aspirations. Funded by a gift from William B. Spooner, a Boston leather merchant and philanthropist, the building was designed by the nationally known architectural firm of VanBrunt & Howe. The Spooner Library was completed in 1894, with a capacity of about one hundred thousand volumes—almost five times as many as the University then had. Thirty years later, in 1924, it became the Spooner-Thayer Museum of Art, and then in 1979 the University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology. The renovation of the main floor in 2007, recognized for excellence by the Kansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, includes acoustical tile ceilings, bamboo flooring, new lighting, and state-of-the-art audio-visual and internet connections. It is now The Commons, a space intended to encourage research and teaching across the domains of the natural sciences, the arts, and the humanities—“a space where everyone has the right to give voice.” The book features wonderful period photographs; excerpts from official university reports, newspapers, and correspondence; and Carol Shankel’s interview with two former KU art museum directors who share their special memories of the building.
Labor Bulletin
Author: Massachusetts. Department of Labor and Industries. Division of Statistics
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Author: Massachusetts. Department of Labor and Industries. Division of Statistics
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Author: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
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Category : Carpenters
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
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Category : Carpenters
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
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Pages : 804
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Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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