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'''Building Name:''' William Ganong Hall[[File:William Ganong Hall.jpg|thumb|right|340x220px|William Ganong Hall, 1988. PR; Series 2; Sub-series 4; File 927; Item 4.]]
'''Building Name:''' William Ganong Hall[[File:William|thumb|384x275px|right|William Ganong Hall, 1988. PR; Series 2; Sub-series 4; File 927; Item 4.]]


'''Other Names:''' Ganong Hall
'''Other Names:''' Ganong Hall
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'''Architect:''' Mott Myles & Chatwin (?)
'''Architect:''' Mott Myles & Chatwin (?)


'''Named for:''' Dr. William Francis Ganong (1864-1941): native New Brunswicker; graduate of UNB (BA, 1884); professor of botany at Smith College (1894-1932); honorary degree recipient from UNB (<span class="st">D.Phil 1898; LL.D 1920) </span>
'''Named for:''' Dr. William Francis Ganong (1864-1941): native New Brunswicker; graduate of UNB (BA, 1884); professor of botany at Smith College (1894-1932); honorary degree recipient from UNB (<span class="st">D.Phil 1898; LL.D 1920)</span>


'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Renovations in Summer 1994 to the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre included new multimedia equipment and cosmetic improvements'''.'''
'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' Renovations in Summer 1994 to the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre included new multimedia equipment and cosmetic improvements'''.'''


'''Notes:''' One of the first three buildings erected on the [[Tucker Park (UNBSJ)|Tucker Park campus]], Ganong Hall was originally home to the science departments at [[UNB Saint John]]
'''Notes:''' One of the first three buildings erected on the [[Tucker Park|Tucker Park campus]], Ganong Hall was originally home to the science departments at [[UNB Saint John]]


'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''
* UA Case 180; Section 4; File 5.
* UNB Scrapbooks (UA RG 100); October - December 1968.
* [[http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/HonoraryDegrees/ UNB Honorary Degrees Database]]


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*UA Case 180; Section 4; File 5.
*UNB Scrapbooks (UA RG 100); October - December 1968.
*[[http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/HonoraryDegrees/ UNB Honorary Degrees Database]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 17 November 2015

Building Name: William Ganong Hall

William Ganong Hall, 1988. PR; Series 2; Sub-series 4; File 927; Item 4.

Other Names: Ganong Hall

Civic Address: 100 Tucker Park Road, Saint John

Cornerstone Laying: Unknown

Opened for Use: September 1969

Official Opening: 1969

Architect: Mott Myles & Chatwin (?)

Named for: Dr. William Francis Ganong (1864-1941): native New Brunswicker; graduate of UNB (BA, 1884); professor of botany at Smith College (1894-1932); honorary degree recipient from UNB (D.Phil 1898; LL.D 1920)

Renovations/changes/additions: Renovations in Summer 1994 to the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre included new multimedia equipment and cosmetic improvements.

Notes: One of the first three buildings erected on the Tucker Park campus, Ganong Hall was originally home to the science departments at UNB Saint John

Source(s):


© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2014