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Title	Vanderbilt University, main building, between 1898 and 1901
Corporate name	Vanderbilt University
Topical entry	Education Colleges and Universities Buildings Architecture Schools Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Education--Tennessee--Nashville Universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville School facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Details Towers--Tennessee--Nashville Methodist universities and colleges--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Educational facilities--Tennessee--Nashville Universities & colleges--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources West End Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Intellectual life
Description	A postcard of the Main Building on the Vanderbilt campus between 1898 and 1901. Vanderbilt University was made possible in 1873 through a one million dollar gift from Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and rail tycoon who had never even visited the South. Vanderbilt's hope in supporting a university in the South was that it would "contribute to strengthening the ties which should exist between all sections of our common country." At the University's onset, the campus consisted of the Main Building, an astronomical observatory and houses for professors. The original Vanderbilt Library was housed in the Main Building. In 1905 a fire consumed the Main Building and it was rebuilt with one tower as Kirkland Hall in honor of the school's longest serving Chancellor, James H. Kirkland. Kirkland guided the rebuilding process and also navigated the University through the separation from the Methodist Church. The new building houses the administration offices and sits off of West End Avenue. Forms part of the Nashville Room Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Davie Printing Co. (Publisher)
Date	between 1898 and 1901
Type	Still Image; Postcards
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Nash - 93 - Vanderbilt University, Main Building
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Room Postcard Collection
Coverage	1890-1899; 1900-1909
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-Nash-93-Vanderbilt University, Main Building