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Memorial Union
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Madison, WI 53706
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<< 1919 >>

The Board of Regents, led by President Walter Kohler, Sr., authorizes the appointment of a special committee to initiate plans and secure funding for a union building to serve as the University's war memorial.

Original drawing done by the state architect before Memorial Union was built.

 

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