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View of the Marquette University campus, from approximately 15th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, looking southeast, possibly from McCormick Hall. Memorial Library is the central focus of the image. Other buildings visible include the Biltmore...
This pamphlet was designed for the Gimbel Art Dinner and Dedication of the Murals in the Brooks Memorial Union on January 22, 1954. The pamphlet tells the story of how the mural project was started and contains a detailed description from the each...
People gather on January 23, 1954 for a banquet in the ballroom of the Brooks Memorial Union in celebration of the five murals commissioned by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store and installed throughout the building. Behind the dais one can...
Wide angle view of the University Sports Mural by Santos Zingale. The mural, one of five commissioned by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store for the Brooks Memorial Union, was installed in the grill room on the ground floor.
This pamphlet was sent to Marquette University alumni as part of a fundraising campaign for the Brooks Memorial Union. The piece reminds the public of Father Brooks' vision for and service to Marquette University. Inside is a letter dated May...
The dedication Ceremony of the new Brooks Memorial Union on April 10, 1953. Marquette University President Rev. Edward J. O'Donnell and two unidentified gentlemen take their part in the ceremonies.
University Sports Mural which was installed in the grill area of the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mural, by Wisconsin artist Santos Zingale, was one of five commissioned for the new union by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store. The mural...
Students study and socialize in front of the University Sports Mural at the south end of the Grill Room in the Brooks Memorial Union, 1953-1954. The mural, designed by Wisconsin artist Santos Zingale, was one of five commissioned for the new union...
The "Let's Furnish and Finish It" pamphlet was part of a fund-raising campaign designed to raise $120,000 from Marquette alumni to finish the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953.
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Article written for the College and University Business in March 1954 by Joanne L. Charlton in regards to two of the newest buildings at Marquette University, the Brooks Memorial Union and the Memorial Library.
Under the watchful eyes of (left to right) Robert Russell and Roy Kallenberg of the Marquette University Business Office, and artist Lester Schwartz, workmen unroll Schwartz' prize canvas mural in the Brooks Memorial Union at Marquette in 1953. The...
Santos Zingale works to install his mural illustrating collegiate sports in the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mural is one of five commissioned for the new union by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store. This mural was located in the grill area...
Invitation to the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Brooks Memorial Union, May 1, 1951, featuring Rev. Edward J. O'Donnell, S.J., Frank P. Zeidler, Paul A. Pratt, Captain George A. Parkinson, and J. Martin Klotsche.
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South and east facades of Memorial Library and an overview of the Marquette campus. Students can be seen walking along the sidewalk between the library and St. Joan of Arc Chapel. Brooks Memorial Union, Marquette Hall, Gesu Church and the Milwaukee...
One of the lounge areas for either studying or meeting friends on the first floor of Brooks Memorial Union in the spring of 1969. The Father Marquette mural, one of five murals commissioned for the building by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store,...
In 1974 students study and gather with one another while having a meal at the grill room in the Brooks Memorial Union. In the background is the Drama Mural by Lester Schwartz, one of five murals commissioned by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store...
Students staff a table in the Brooks Memorial Union gathering information about parking complaints and comments. Behind the banner about parking complaints is the Father Brooks Mosaic by Edmund Lewandowksi, one of five murals throughout the union...
Students watching television in the lounge of Brooks Memorial Union. This was a popular place for students to watch soap operas and relax during breaks between classes on March 1, 1975. Smoking was still allowed on campus at this time. On the far...
Students gather in the Grill Room, a place for students to meet, study, and get a bite to eat in the Brooks Memorial Union. In background is an advertisement for a performance of Bally Murphy on campus in 1968 (?).
A staff member answers a call while working at the Marquette Information Center. The kiosk, located in the Brooks Memorial Union, provided information to individuals with questions about Marquette.
Fundraising banquet for the Brooks Memorial Union, circa 1948. A banner hung behind the speakers' table indicates that "we will complete the Father Brooks Memorial Union in 1950." The banquet was likely held in the gymnasium on campus.
In 1950 architects presented this rendering of proposed union on the Marquette campus. This design was not used; ultimately the campus went with a design by Brust & Brust Architects for the Brooks Memorial Union.
Faculty dining room on the first floor of the Brooks Memorial Union. A buffet is set up along one wall and various faculty members gather and eat at tables throughout the room.
Brooks Memorial Union's grill or refreshment room, as it was first known, showing two of the murals commissioned by Gimbel Brothers Department Store. On the right is the Drama Mural by Lester Schwartz and on the back wall is the University Sports...
One of the lounge areas for either studying or meeting friends on the first floor of Brooks Memorial Union in 1952. The Father Marquette mural, one of five murals commissioned for the building by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store, can be seen on...
West facade of Brooks Memorial Union in 1981 with the main entrance from 14th Street. A banner hung from the building announces that it is Senior Week at Marquette. Students staff some sort of table in the courtyard outside the building.
In 1953 members of the fund drive for the Brooks Memorial Union gather around a sign showing their fundraising progress. Committee members pictured are Father Clarence J. Ryan, S.J.; Reginald I. Kenney, general chairman; Father Charles M. O'Hara,...
Construction work on the west facade of Brooks Memorial Union, October 1, 1952. Work on the main entrance to the building is nearly finished, albeit missing windows and doors. Cars are parked on 14th Street, which is now closed to traffic. The...
Brooks Memorial Union construction site, as viewed from 14th Street, May 1, 1952. Most of the first floor structure appears to be in place, while work on the second story has not yet begun.
View toward the east of the Brooks Memorial Union construction site. Visible in background are the Biltmore Apartments, Grandmora Hall, the towers of Marquette Hall and Gesu Church as well as some residential homes.
Construction work on the first floor of the Brooks Memorial Union. This view is taken from the main entrance looking south, with the main student lounge at right.
Construction work on the first floor of the Brooks Memorial Union. This 1951 view is taken from the south, looking forward the main entrance on the north end of the building. The area that will become the main student lounge can be seen at left.
Line drawings of the basement, first, and second floors of the Brooks Memorial Union. A legend is provided to show the intended use of each of the rooms. This was taken in 1952.
Wide angle view of the Drama Mural by Lester Schwartz. The mural is in the grill room on the ground floor of the Brooks Memorial Union. The mural was commissioned for the building by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store.
West facade of the Brooks Memorial Union. In the foreground, cars are parked on 14th Street, which is no longer a through street. Windows are open on the second floor of the building in August 1967.