Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Morrison Library

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

1. Morrison Library Marker

Inscription.

In memory of
Nathan Jackson Morrison, LL.D.
Founder and President of
Fairmount College
1895 - 1907

Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States
Harold L. Ickes
Administrator of Public Works

University Library
1939

The Municipal University of Wichita
Board of Regents
S. Carnot Brennan • Otto R. Souders
Mrs. R.M. Gouldner • Dr. Harry W. Horn
Winn E. Holmes • John M. Kirkwood
Walter S. Henrion • James W. Ross
Elmer R. Corn
————
Wm. M. Jardine, President
Roy W. Elliott, Comptroller
Downing P. O'Harra, Librarian
W.D. Jochems, Counselor
————
Fnake E. Blaser, Contractor
Ed Forsblom, Architect

Erected 1939 by Wichita State University [The Municipal University of Wichita].

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 37° 43.153′ N, 97° 17.707′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is on Alumni Drive, on the right when traveling north. Markers

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are at the main entrance to Morrison Hall [formerly Library], about 200 feet southeast of the intersection of Alumni Drive and Perimeter Road, on the Wichita State University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wichita KS 67260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bicentennial of the Birth of George Washington (a few steps from this marker); Fiske Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fiske Hall Centennial Celebration (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edwin A. Ulrich (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKnight Art Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial '70 (approx. ¼ mile away); Standing Proudly on the Hill (approx. ¼ mile away); Gene Stephenson's Wichita State University All Americans (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.

Also see . . . WSU, Former Presidents, Nathan Morrison. University website entry (Submitted on June 11, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Morrison Library Federal & University Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

2. Morrison Library Federal & University Markers

Morrison Library, now Morrison Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

3. Morrison Library, now Morrison Hall

Markers in entrance portico

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 701 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.