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'''Architect:''' Larson and Larson [[File:Loring Bailey Hall Cornerstone.jpg|thumb|right|400x332px|Cornerstone laying ceremony; left to right: Lord Beaverbrook, Colin Mackay, 1959. UA PC 25 no. 20.]]
'''Architect:''' Larson and Larson [[File:Loring Bailey Hall Cornerstone.jpg|thumb|right|400x332px|Cornerstone laying ceremony; left to right: Lord Beaverbrook, Colin Mackay, 1959. UA PC 25 no. 20.]]


'''Named for:''' Loring Woart Bailey, Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science at UNB, 1861-1907; Research Wing: Charles William Argue, Professor of Biology, Head of the Biology Dept. and Dean of Science. 
'''Named for:''' [[Loring_Woart_Bailey|Loring Woart Bailey]], Professor of [[Department_of_Chemistry|Chemistry]] and [[Department_of_Biology|Natural Science]] at UNB, 1861-1907; [[C.W._Argue_Research_Wing|Research Wing]]: Charles William Argue, Professor of Biology, Head of the [[Department_of_Biology|Department of Biology]] and Dean of Science. 






'''Renovations/additions:&nbsp;'''[[C.W. Argue Research Wing]]&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.6;">(Sod turning: 15 May 1969); opened 17 October 1973.</span>
'''Renovations/additions:&nbsp;'''[[C.W._Argue_Research_Wing|C.W. Argue Research Wing]]&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.6">(Sod turning: 15 May 1969); opened 17 October 1973.</span>


'''[[:File:LoringBaileyHallplaque.jpg|Plaque Inscription]]:''' Loring Bailey Hall Named in memory of Loring Woart Bailey, A.M., PH.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C., for 46 years, from 1861 to 1907, Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science, and Professor Emeritus for 17 years thereafter, the longest term of service in the university's history. Born in 1839 at West Point, N.Y., and a graduate of Harvard in the class of 1859, he taught, in masterly fashion, throughout the greater part of his career, the sciences of Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Physics, Chemistry, and Geology. He was elected in 1882 a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada. Through his scientific writings he enriched the intellectual life of his time and enlarged the bounds of knowledge.
'''[[:File:LoringBaileyHallplaque.jpg|Plaque Inscription]]:''' Loring Bailey Hall Named in memory of Loring Woart Bailey, A.M., PH.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C., for 46 years, from 1861 to 1907, Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science, and Professor Emeritus for 17 years thereafter, the longest term of service in the university's history. Born in 1839 at West Point, N.Y. and graduating Harvard in the class of 1859, Loring Bailey went on to teach the sciences in a masterly fashion throughout the greater part of his career. These sciences included Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Physics, Chemistry, and Geology. He was elected in 1882 a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada. Through his scientific writings he enriched the intellectual life of his time and enlarged the bounds of knowledge.


'''Notes:''' Bailey Hall houses the [[Connell Memorial Herbarium|Herbarium]] and the [[Greenhouse]] as well as the Department of Biology. Room 130 of Bailey Hall was the centre of events surrounding the [[Strax Affair]].
'''Notes:''' Bailey Hall houses the [[Connell_Memorial_Herbarium|Herbarium]] and the [[Greenhouse|Greenhouse]] as well as the [[Department_of_Biology|Department of Biology]]. Room 130 of Bailey Hall was the centre of events surrounding the [[Strax_Affair|Strax Affair]].


'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''
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*UA Case 123; Section 3; Box 1; Bailey Hall.
*UA Case 123; Section 3; Box 1; Bailey Hall.
*The Brunswickan 108(7): 19 October 1973, pg. 4.
*The Brunswickan 108(7): 19 October 1973, pg. 4.
*Plaque Inscription: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">University of New Brunswick </span>Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 721; Item 13.
*Plaque Inscription: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">University of New Brunswick </span>Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 721; Item 13.
*UNB Scrapbook (UA RG 100), October - December 1973.
*UNB Scrapbook (UA RG 100), October - December 1973.


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Revision as of 15:33, 8 January 2016

Building Name: Loring Bailey Hall

Loring Bailey Hall, 1959. UA PC 9 no. 48 (3).

Other Names: Bailey Hall, Bailey Building, Physics and Biology Building

Civic Address: 10 Bailey Dr.

Sod Turning: 8 October 1958 by Lord Beaverbrook

Cornerstone Laying: 19 October 1959 by Lord Beaverbrook

Opened for Use: September 1960

Official Opening: 18 May 1961 (Dedication) by Loring Woart Bailey's grandsons Dr. A.G. Bailey and Loring Withal Bailey

Architect: Larson and Larson

Cornerstone laying ceremony; left to right: Lord Beaverbrook, Colin Mackay, 1959. UA PC 25 no. 20.

Named for: Loring Woart Bailey, Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science at UNB, 1861-1907; Research Wing: Charles William Argue, Professor of Biology, Head of the Department of Biology and Dean of Science. 


Renovations/additions: C.W. Argue Research Wing (Sod turning: 15 May 1969); opened 17 October 1973.

Plaque Inscription: Loring Bailey Hall Named in memory of Loring Woart Bailey, A.M., PH.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C., for 46 years, from 1861 to 1907, Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science, and Professor Emeritus for 17 years thereafter, the longest term of service in the university's history. Born in 1839 at West Point, N.Y. and graduating Harvard in the class of 1859, Loring Bailey went on to teach the sciences in a masterly fashion throughout the greater part of his career. These sciences included Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Physics, Chemistry, and Geology. He was elected in 1882 a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada. Through his scientific writings he enriched the intellectual life of his time and enlarged the bounds of knowledge.

Notes: Bailey Hall houses the Herbarium and the Greenhouse as well as the Department of Biology. Room 130 of Bailey Hall was the centre of events surrounding the Strax Affair.

Source(s):

  • UA Case 123; Section 3; Box 1; Bailey Hall.
  • The Brunswickan 108(7): 19 October 1973, pg. 4.
  • Plaque Inscription: University of New Brunswick Public Relations Department Photograph Collection; Series 2; Sub-series 3; File 721; Item 13.
  • UNB Scrapbook (UA RG 100), October - December 1973.


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