Abbott Memorial Hall
| Title | Abbott Memorial Hall |
| View | Dedication Luncheon 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | The Physiology Building of the University of Chicago was dedicated as Abbott Memorial Hall 29 October 1940 in honor of Clara A. Abbott and her husband Wallace C. Abbott, the founder of Abbott Laboratories. Pictured at the dedication ceremony luncheon, from left: Alfred W. Bays, lawyer, and trustee under the will of Mrs. Abbott; Ella B. Burdick, widow of Abbott Laboratories president Alfred S. Burdick; university trustee Harold H. Swift; Eleanor Abbott Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abbott; university president Robert M. Hutchins; and Anna C. Bays, wife of Alfred W. Bays. |
| Alternate Name(s) | Physiology Building |
| Subject Terms | Bays, Alfred William, 1876-1957 | Bays, Anna Carnahan, born 1890 | Burdick, Ella Brown, born 1870 | Ford, Eleanor Abbott, died 1960 | Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977 | Dedications (Ceremonies) |
| Photograph Date | 1940-10-29 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 18.5 x 24.0 cm |
| Architect | Coolidge & Hodgdon |
| Completion Date | 1927 |
| Location | 947-951 E. 58th Street | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | A15 |
| Collection | Archival Building Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-00028 |
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