The William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, dedicated June the tenth and eleventh, nineteen hundred twelve . ake Gene\ a in ^Visl•oIlsin. on grounddonated lu Mr. .lohit .Tohnston. Jr. The Observatory grounds eoiuprise titt>-tive aeres. Thesite is iiigh above the lake, eonniianding an extensive view. Tlie Observatory was begun ). and was dedicated October 21. ISHT. The cost of tlie Observatory and telescope was!j>331».(it»!l.().j. In his will Mr. Yerkes made adtlitioiial provision for the care of the Observatoryand for carrving on its work. The Haskell Oriental Museuiii The contribu
The William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, dedicated June the tenth and eleventh, nineteen hundred twelve . ake Gene\ a in ^Visl•oIlsin. on grounddonated lu Mr. .lohit .Tohnston. Jr. The Observatory grounds eoiuprise titt>-tive aeres. Thesite is iiigh above the lake, eonniianding an extensive view. Tlie Observatory was begun ). and was dedicated October 21. ISHT. The cost of tlie Observatory and telescope was!j>331».(it»!l.().j. In his will Mr. Yerkes made adtlitioiial provision for the care of the Observatoryand for carrving on its work. The Haskell Oriental Museuiii The contribution of . the erection of the OrientalMuseum was the largest of severaljrifts of .Mrs. Caroline E. Haskell tothe Inivirsit V. This gilt, with itsaccretions of interest, fully paid lorthe building, which cost $103,017. cornerstone was laid .Iul\ ). and the .Museum was dedi-cated .Fuly •_. IHOC. Mrs. Haskelljjrcscntcd the building to the Ini-vcrsity in honor and in memoryof her husband. Kredcrick token of which it is to i)earthe name ot Tht- Haskell
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