My Howard Tour

In November 1866, shortly after the end of the Civil War, members of the First Congregational Society of Washington considered establishing a theological seminary for the education of African-American clergymen. Within a few weeks, the concept expanded to include a provision for establishing a University. Within two years, the University consisted of the colleges of Liberal Arts and Medicine. The new institution was named for General Oliver O. Howard, a Civil War hero who was both a founder of the University and, at the same time, commissioner of the Freedman’s Bureau. (http://www.howard.edu/)

In 1929, Congress appropriated over one million dollars for the construction of a new library at Howard University. The cornerstone was laid on June 10, 1937, and the building opened for service on January 3, 1939. The building is named The Founders Library in honor of the 17 men who founded the institution and to whom the charter for Howard University was issued. Founders, as the library is often called, is located on the site of the historic Main Building in which the general library collection was housed from the late 1800s until the first library building was erected by Andrew Carnegie. Albert I. Cassell, FAIA, is the architect of The Founders Library and several major buildings on the Howard University main campus. (http://www.howard.edu/)

• This is me standing in front of Founders Library's museum door, the museum contains a lot of Howard's History and is a very interseting site to explore, I believe every Howard student should visit this museum, they will be amazed at how far back some pictures are dated.
  

The Departments of Drama, Art and Music merged to form the College of Fine Arts and in 1960 the three moved into the newly erected Lulu Vere Childers Hall with its adjacent Ira Aldridge Theater. (http://www.howard.edu/)

The first essay on the history and geography of Africa was written by a Howard faculty member by the name of George William Cook (A.B., 1881) (http://www.howard.edu/)

Howard Hall is the oldest extant building on Howard University's campus. Originally the home of Oliver Otis Howard, the Civil War General and Founder of Howard University, it was completed in 1869 as one of the first four buildings on campus. Howard Hall was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. Restoration of the house was completed in 1998 and it now serves as the University's Alumni Center. (http://www.howard.edu/)