William Watts Folwell

Building Burton Hall

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Burton Hall is one of those campus landmarks with a flair for drama. Built in 1894 as the University of Minnesota’s first purpose-built library, it replaced Old Main, which burned to the ground in 1904. The Board of Regents wanted a building that could survive both time and fire, and they got it—though not without … Read more

Falling for Folwell Hall

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To the Editor of The Journal, It certainly would be a graceful act on the part of the regents of the state university to name the new main building Folwell Hall. It would be a deserved recognition of the services of one who has given his whole life to the service of his country, his … Read more