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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...
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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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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 (?).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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,...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A student dishes out soup at the cafeteria in the Brooks Memorial Union. The daily soup choices are chili and chicken soup; soup is one of many selections available from the cafeteria in 1980.
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One lone student watches television in the lounge on the main floor of the Brooks Memorial Union. The Father Marquette mural, one of five murals commissioned for the building by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store, can be seen on the back wall....
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West facade and main entrance of the Brooks Memorial Union. The large curved wall of windows of the main first floor lounge are a main focus of the image.
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In 1953 artist Franklin Boggs supervises installation of his Biblical Triptych mural over a stage in the ballroom of Marquette's Brooks Memorial Union. The mural was created using a combination of stained glass, plastic, and wrought iron; the...
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The completed Biblical Triptych mural in the ballroom of the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mural, designed by artist Franklin Boggs, was created using a combination of stained glass, plastic, and wrought iron. The central portion of the mural...
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Workers Irv Schwensow, Walter Kuntzsch, and Ralph Galikowski in 1953 complete work on artist Edmund Lewandowski's mosaic in the Brooks Memorial Union as George Buchholz, foreground, looks over the artist's blueprints. The mosaic employs symbolism...
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Artist Edmund Lewandowski prepares and assembles the Father Brooks Mosaic on the floor of the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mosaic featured stained glass cut into small pieces by an Italian firm in New York. Each piece was glued face down onto...