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[[File:Maclaren gates.jpg|thumb|right|432x351px|View from outside MacLaren Gates, (after 1957). UA PC-12 no. 23 (2).]] | |||
'''Name of Structure:''' MacLaren Gates | |||
'''Other Names:''' North Gates | '''Other Names:''' North Gates | ||
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[[ | [[:File:1MacLarenGatesplaque.jpg|Plaque Inscription/Text Associated:]] These gates are a gift from the Honourable Murray MacLaren C.M.G., B.A., M.D., LL.D, sometime Lieut-Governor of this province and his son Ian M. MacLaren M.C., M.Sc., LL.D., both graduates of this university. | ||
'''Notes:''' Donated by the MacLarens for $5000 apiece. Soon after being presented, the gates were vandalized by students from Mount Allison University prior to a football game, to the effect of $1000 in damages. | '''Notes:''' Donated by the MacLarens for $5000 apiece. Soon after being presented, the gates were vandalized by students from Mount Allison University prior to a football game, to the effect of $1000 in damages. | ||
'''Source(s):''' | '''Source(s):''' | ||
*Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick''. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 155. | |||
*Plaque Inscription: UNB Public Relations Dept. Photograph Collection, Series 2, Sub-series 3, File 721, no. 23. | |||
*UNB Scrapbooks (UA RG 100), September - December 1957. | |||
*UA Case 121; Section 3; Gates. | |||
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[[Category:Monuments]][[Category:Student Escapades|MacLaren]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:03, 3 February 2022
Name of Structure: MacLaren Gates
Other Names: North Gates
Location: On University Ave. facing Beaverbrook St.
Date Unveiled: 8 October 1957 by Dr. Ian MacLaren
Artist/Creator:
Named for: Murray MacLaren, former Lieutenant-Governor of NB and his son Ian MacLaren.
Event/Occasion/Significance:
Plaque Inscription/Text Associated: These gates are a gift from the Honourable Murray MacLaren C.M.G., B.A., M.D., LL.D, sometime Lieut-Governor of this province and his son Ian M. MacLaren M.C., M.Sc., LL.D., both graduates of this university.
Notes: Donated by the MacLarens for $5000 apiece. Soon after being presented, the gates were vandalized by students from Mount Allison University prior to a football game, to the effect of $1000 in damages.
Source(s):
- Montague, Susan. A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 155.
- Plaque Inscription: UNB Public Relations Dept. Photograph Collection, Series 2, Sub-series 3, File 721, no. 23.
- UNB Scrapbooks (UA RG 100), September - December 1957.
- UA Case 121; Section 3; Gates.
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