The William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, dedicated June the tenth and eleventh, nineteen hundred twelve . The l*li>siuluit>- Uuildinii. The Yerkes Observatory Tlie Observatory, with its -tO-iiu-li refractor, was provided through the Hberahty ofMr. Cliarles T. Yerkes. It stands on the shore of Lake 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
The William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, dedicated June the tenth and eleventh, nineteen hundred twelve . The l*li>siuluit>- Uuildinii. The Yerkes Observatory Tlie Observatory, with its -tO-iiu-li refractor, was provided through the Hberahty ofMr. Cliarles T. Yerkes. It stands on the shore of Lake 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 t
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