Buildings & Facilities | Campus Buildings Collections

The Buildings and Facilities Collection consists of primary source materials from the University Archives relating to the planning, construction, and dedication of the buildings on campus. Items in the collection include meeting minutes, memorandums, plans, programs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera.

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Friday Evening Movies Flyer

Fort Hays State University

This color document features a flyer advertising the Friday Evening Movies put on by the Ecumenical Center. Red, blue, yellow, and green dots border the black text.
Lounge Window Seat Plans

Fort Hays State University

This black and white two page document features design plans for a window seat to be placed in the Custer Lounge. A hand drawn illustration is on the first page and a typed and handwritten memorandum is on the last page.
Note of Purchases and Work Operations

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features a note detailing the purchases and work operations for the Custer Hall east lounge during this period of the refurbishing. The writing at the top has been scribbled out.
Notice of Dedication

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features a memorandum to the people the buildings are dedicated to, informing them of the date and time of the dedication.
President Tomanek's Memorandum Regarding the Dedication Ceremonies

Fort Hays State University

This black and white printed document is on a cream paper. This memorandum serves as a notice to all faculty and staff asking that they attend the dedication ceremonies if they are able. The note also introduces the men the buildings are named after, as well as their positions.
Procedure for Stripping and Refinishing Furniture

Fort Hays State University

This black and white two page typed document features a detailed process of how to strip and refinish furniture safely and efficiently.
Program: the Dedication of the R.U. Brooks Service Building and the C.A. Witt Maintenance Building

Fort Hays State University
Purchase Requisition Order - Ceiling Fans

Fort Hays State University

This black and white seven page document features paperwork requesting funds to add ceiling fans for proper ventilation of a space. Photos of the items are included.
Remaining Projects Preparatory to Dedication

Fort Hays State University

This black and white typed two page document features a complied list of tasks needing to be done prior to the rededication ceremony.
Speeches for the Dedication of the Brooks and Witt Maintenance Building

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features two pages of typed text. The text contains two speeches for the dedications of the R. U. Brooks and the C.A. Witt building. The speeches are marked with notes in red pen, suggesting these are not the final speech documents.
University Bookstore Leasing and Remodeling

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features a memorandum detailing the expiration of the current leasing of the bookstore, urging the faculty and staff to consider pushing for a continuation under the current leasing. There is also discussion of a remodeling opportunity for the bookstore.
Vietnam Dead to Be Honored

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features a newspaper clipping from the University Leader discussing the building of the Vietnam War memorial. This is the first page of the article.
Water, Heating, and Electrical System Notes

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features a note listing estimate prices and values for water systems, heaters, and electrical systems. Information about potential companies are included.
Witt Hall Dedication Program

Fort Hays State University

This black and white four page document features a program for the dedication of the Witt Hall in the Maintenance Building.
Kansas State Historical Society Request for Photos

Kansas State Historical Society

This black and white three page document features a letter from the Kansas Historical Society responding to the University's request for photos of Mrs. Custer. Black and white photocopies of photographs are on the second and third page.
Letter, to Warren Corman, from Francis O'Brien Murray, June 30, 1982

Francis O'Brien Murray

Letter discussing the problems with the solar collectors on the roof of Rarick Hall.
Alumni News - Summer 1981

Julie Doll

This black and white three page document features an alumni newspaper clipping describing the work being considered and done at Sheridan Coliseum in a Coverscene article.
Input for Rock Concerts

Fort Hays Kansas State College

This black and white two page document features a memorandum regarding how to keep the Performance Hall settled during rock concerts.
McMindes Hall Discovery Series Programs: Spring Semester 1981

Fort Hays Kansas State College

This color five page document features a booklet containing the dates and descriptions for events happening at McMindes Hall. The booklet is printed on yellow paper.
A guided tour

Fort Hays State University

University Leader January 15, 1981 provides a map of Rarick Hall and two articles describing the new space.
Appropriation of Funds

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features a letter detailing the appropriation of funds as well as the breakdown of grant money in relation to the funds.
Book Sale Flyer

Fort Hays State University

This color document features a flyer for a book sale at the Ecumenical Center Lounge. The paper is tan colored with black ink.
Call to Vote on the Legal Age of Beer Consumption and Legal Sale

Fort Hays State University

This black and white nine page document features a packet urging people to vote to keep the legal age of beer consumption and distribution at 18 in Kansas. It urges the people to write to their representatives and officials stating why this bill should be defeated. The document includes the names of representatives and a map of districts in Kansas.
Damages Reports

Fort Hays State University

This black and white document features a request for a report on the liquidated damages of the project.
Fort Hays State University Farm

Fort Hays State University

This black and white fourteen page document features a form outlining the goals and future improvements sought after by the University Farm.