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  • Chair reveals how Altgeld Hall was once the campus seat

    Apr 2, 2021 10:30 am by Dave Evensen
    With help from an archival photo, an architect determined that an existing chair (lower left) in a professor's office in Altgeld Hall is an original from the office of former U of I President Andrew Draper, who worked there from 1897-1904. (Photos courtesy of Bailey Edward.)

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    The chair is a clue to Altgeld Hall’s past. It once served as the campus library and housed the presidential suite, as well as offices for the Board of Trustee, bursar, registrar, etc.  The chair was used by President Draper from 1894-1904.

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