Word: fire
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...additional sum of $10,000 from Mrs. Henry Draper of N. Y., to be expended by the Director of the Observatory in prosecuting the researches in the photography of stellar spectra, with which the late Dr. Henry Draper's name is honorably associated; subscriptions towards the construction of a fire-proof building for storing valuable manuscripts and photographic plates at the Observatory, paid to Aug. 1st, '91 amount to $1800; subscriptions paid to Aug. 1st, '91, amount to $4,100 for cases and furniture for Prof. Cooke's addition to the University Museum, $6,400 for a classical dept. library...
...repairing of the damage done by fire in Divinity Hall, at Yale, in October, has been completed at a cost...
...botanical establishment of the University has developed to an extraordinary degree. It now has a fire proof museum and has added greatly to its collections and library...
Erskine College, Va., was recently destroyed by fire...
...fire which destroyed the main building of the Missouri State University on Saturday, the entire main library together with a number of portraits was burned. The total loss will probably exceed...