Rear of Rackham Building

Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, architects. W.B. Wood Co., construction. On verso: Photo R. Schneidewind

Rackham Building assembly hall

Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, architects. W.B. Wood Co., construction

Rackham Building School of Graduate Studies Study Hall

Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, architects. W.B. Wood Co., construction

Rackham Building main reading room

Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, architects. W.B. Wood Co., construction

Entrance to Simpson Memorial Institute

Albert Kahn, architect

William L. Clements Library

Albert Kahn, architect. Building dedicated June 15, 1923. Located on South University next to the President's House. At time of construction, West Physics Building was standing to the north. Built to house rare book collection donated by regent William L. Clements.

Rackham Educational Memorial, Detroit

Harley & Ellington, architects. W.E. Wood Co., contractor. Built from July 1940 to January 1942. Built jointly for the Engineering Society of Detroit and the University as an Extension Service facility in Detroit. Funded by the Horace H. and Mary A. Rackham Fund. Sculptures on exterior by Marshall Fredericks.

M.U. Horace H. Rackham Educational Memorial, Detroit

Harley & Ellington, architects. W.E. Wood Co., contractor. Built from July 1940 to January 1942. Built jointly for the Engineering Society of Detroit and the University as an Extension Service facility in Detroit. Funded by the Horace H. and Mary A. Rackham Fund. Sculptures on exterior by Marshall Fredericks.

M.U. Horace H. Rackham Educational Memorial, Detroit

Harley & Ellington, architects. W.E. Wood Co., contractor. Built from July 1940 to January 1942. Built jointly for the Engineering Society of Detroit and the University as an Extension Service facility in Detroit. Funded by the Horace H. and Mary A. Rackham Fund. Sculptures on exterior by Marshall Fredericks.

Detroit Rackham

Harley & Ellington, architects. W.E. Wood Co., contractor. Built from July 1940 to January 1942. Built jointly for the Engineering Society of Detroit and the University as an Extension Service facility in Detroit. Funded by the Horace H. and Mary A. Rackham Fund. Sculptures on exterior by Marshall Fredericks.

Rackham Building, Detroit

Harley & Ellington, architects. W.E. Wood Co., contractor. Built from July 1940 to January 1942. Built jointly for the Engineering Society of Detroit and the University as an Extension Service facility in Detroit. Funded by the Horace H. and Mary A. Rackham Fund.

Law Quad

York and Sawyer, architects. Given to the university by William W. Cook, the four buildings comprising the Law Quadrangle with their construction dates are: the Lawyers Club, 1924; the John P. Cook Dormitory, 1930; the Legal Research Building, 1931, and Hutchins Hall, 1933. The Legal Research Building includes the original library.

Law Library

York and Sawyer, architects. The Wiliam W. Cook Legal Research Building was completed in 1931, the third of the four buildings William W. Cook gave to form the Law Quadrangle, 1924-1933. In 1955, the original six level stackroom was increased to ten levels. The underground addition designed by Gunnar Birkerts Associates was completed in 1981. Image from 1935 UM calendar.

Michigan Union tap room and passage

Irving Kane and Allen B. Pond, architects. Plans for the Union were on a scale unknown at the time for "club houses" in American colleges and universities: 250 feet long and 200 feet wide. Construction began in 1916 and owing to war time difficulties was not ready to be used by students until 1919. Two new wings to the south were completed in 1936 and 1938. Another addition was begun 1954-55. Verso: 7627 MICHIGAN UNION BLDG., University of Michigan., Ann Arbor Facing the passage way between tap room and adjoining room, showing matching of tiles with those facing steam table. Substitute following caption for the above: Michigan Union Bldg., University of Mich., Ann Arbor Magnesium oxychloride pressed tile used for wainscot of passage between old and new tap room and as facing of steam table. Note match of color and pattern of these tile with the original ceramic tile shown on wall through the doorway. On image: 7627

Michigan Union ballroom

Irving Kane and Allen B. Pond, architects. Plans for the Union were on a scale unknown at the time for "club houses" in American colleges and universities: 250 feet long and 200 feet wide. Construction began in 1916 and owing to war time difficulties was not ready to be used by students until 1919. Two new wings to the south were completed in 1936 and 1938. Verso: union ballroom decorated for inauguration of Harlan Hatcher.