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Coverage Dates
1920-2018 (bulk 1942-1971)
Description
This collection combines several different sets of documents pertaining to the construction, renovation, decoration, or furnishing of Fairfield’s campus buildings or other physical facilities. Overall, the contents include building specifications; blueprints and other technical drawings; vendor catalogs and brochures; master planning documents; internal planning and committee records; correspondence with architects, engineers, vendors, artists, zoning authorities, religious authorities, and potential donors; donor prospectuses; programs from dedication events; and notes from subsequent research on certain campus buildings. Full or partial buildings specifications are provided for Berchmans Hall, Xavier Hall, Loyola Hall, Canisius Hall, Gonzaga Hall, Regis Hall, the Campus Center, Nyselius Library, and the Bannow Science Center. The collection also includes substantial information about the decorative elements selected for the University’s original chapels, in McAuliffe and Bellarmine Halls; the planning process for Nyselius Library; and the resolution of a zoning controversy that delayed the construction of Jogues Hall.
Quantity
5.8 linear feet (12 boxes and two hardcover books)
Origin
Extant in the collection as of 2003 with minor additions by archivist in 2005 and 2018
Processed By
Katherine Bonamo
Last Updated
11-2024
Type
Finding Aid
Publisher
Fairfield University
Place of Publication
Fairfield, Conn.
Collection
Finding Aids
Repository
Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections
Copyright
Fairfield University reserves all rights to this resource which is provided here for educational and/or non-commercial purposes only.
Recommended Citation
Collection on Fairfield University Buildings & Physical Plant, 1920-2018 (bulk 1942-1971). Finding Aids, Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections. Fairfield, Conn.
Identifier
FIN0023
Notes
When Fairfield was established in 1942, the first task for its founding Jesuits was to convert the physical infrastructure of two private estates into the campus of a boys’ preparatory school. In addition to renovating the existing buildings, the founders needed to purchase a wide array of furnishings in order to create classroom and residential facilities in McAuliffe and Bellarmine Halls. Fairfield’s growth and development soon required new buildings, beginning with Berchmans and Xavier Halls in 1947 and 1948. By the end of Rev. William C. McInnes’ tenure as President in 1973, further additions had included Loyola Hall (1955), Canisius Hall (1957), Gonzaga Hall (1957), Alumni Hall (1959), Campion Hall (1964), Regis Hall (1965), the Campus Center (1966), Jogues Hall (1968), Nyselius Library (1968), Kostka Hall (1971), Claver Hall (1972), and Bannow Science Center (1971).