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.

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.

The University of Michigan Union

Located on the Central Campus of the Univeristy of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the Union is a center for campus activities. Union facilities serve the administration and social operation of campus organizations and activities.