The iconic James Madison University quad looks very much as the designers, first president Julian Burruss and architect Charles Robinson, intended when they designed the campus for the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg in 1908. An...
President Duke’s completion of Wilson Hall in 1931 gave the James Madison University quad its centerpiece and brought his predecessor’s vision of bluestone symmetry one step closer to realization.The stately addition to campus provided administrative...
For our project, my group will be studying the change in the physical appearance and usage of different buildings on the quad. To do this, we will be creating a story map of JMU’s quad where viewers can click on each individual building an access information about it....
Found Artifact Analysis My group’s project will focus towards campus protests throughout the history of the university and the reasons behind them. We will search through primary sources such as newspapers and pictures to collect evidence about protests that have...
For our project, our group will be focusing on the changes in dress at JMU over time and how this has been affected by politics, popular culture, timeless undying fashion, finite fashion trends, and the physical changes to the hemlines of the clothing over time. My...
My group decided to focus on the history of campus protest on James Madison University’s campus. We are going to cover not only the protests of the past, but how they have evolved over the years and include information about more recent protests. The image...
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