Howard University

Founders library was dedicated in 1939, an houses information as well as historical exhibits. It's built on the sight for the old main building, and is home to one of the university's museums and the MSRC.

Griffith Stadium was named for Clark Griffith, the manager/owner of the Senators baseball team, in 1924. It was constructed in 1914 as American League Park. The stadium was a social center for the city. Famous people got their start there, for example Duke Ellington sold peanuts at the games as a kid.

The Howard University Gallery of Art was established in 1928. Professor James V. Herring (1897-1969), founder of the HowardUniversity Art Department, and James A. Porter (1905-1970), professor and artist, were its first directors. It was originally set up in Rankin Chapel, then moved to Founders, then moved to Childers Hall.

Howard Hall is the oldest extant building on the Howard University campus. Originally the home of white General Oliver Otis Howard, it was completed in 1869 as one of the first four buildings on the campus. General Howard was one of the founders of the school, and served as the president from 1869-1874.

Howard University, one of the oldest black colleges in the United States, was established by an act of Congress in 1866.The university also helped give birth to and nurture many of the civil rights and black power movements, organizations, institutions, individual leaders, and victories of the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Questions I had:

1. Do people actually make use of the historical resources we have on campus such as the museum and library?
2. What is the University doing to let people know that such resources exist?
3. Will such buildings always continue to be a part of Howard university?