Robertson Hall postcard

Description:	The groundbreaking for Robertson Hall occurred on December 6, 1940, and the building opened on January 28, 1942. Constructed to house Butler Universitys College of Religion, the $250,000 Georgian style building was designed by the architectural firm of Burns and James. Established in 1924, the College of Religion first opened for classes in 1925, offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 1939, based on the recommendations made to all seminaries in the United States by the American Association of Theological Schools, the undergraduate portion of the College was moved to the Department of Religion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Additionally, the College of Religion became known as the School of Religion, although the names are sometimes used interchangeably, and it continued to offer graduate degrees. In 1958, the School of Religion incorporated as a separate entity known as the Christian Theological Seminary. When the organization moved to a new building in February 1966, the University purchased the building for $600,000, using money from the Robertson Fund. Comprised of a series of donations from Carrie Robertson, the money was to be used for the construction of a chapel on the University campus, as a way to commemorate the lives of her husband, Alexander M. Robertson, and herself. After her death, the Marion County Probate Court gave the University permission to use the funds towards the purchase of the building instead, since the fund did not contain enough money to build a chapel. In August 1966, the building was renamed Robertson Hall in her honor. Although 1971 is handwritten on the back of the postcard, it was likely published earlier since the back of the postcard references the School of Religion. The black mark on the back of the postcard seems to indicate it was once part of a scrapbook.
Created By:	Genuine natural color made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N. Y. Lavelle, Robert
Publisher:	Pub. by The H. Lieber Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1719
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.840654, -86.171943 39.840654 -86.171943
Subjects:	Postcards Butler University--Buildings College buildings Trees Shrubs Streets Curbs Spires Columns Stairs Handrails Doors Architecture, Georgian Robertson, Carrie Francis, 1852-1941 Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Robertson Hall Religion Building Bushes Steeples Burns and James Robertson, Alexander M. Fairview campus

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