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Switzler Hall
General Information on the Building
Photograph of Switzler Hall ca. 1900
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/47/12)
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Photograph of Switzler Hall and the Engineering building ca. 1910
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/47/12)
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Photograph of the Switzler Bell Tower, 2003
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Photograph of the Switzler Bell, 1909
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/47/3)
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Photograph of the Switzler Bell as Seen Today
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Automatic Striking Device Plans for Switzler Bell, 1966
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Switzler Bell Specifications, 1966
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Student with Switzler Hall Bell, 1909. Note: it was a longstanding campus gag to steal the Switzler Bell's clapper, so that the signal for classes to start would not be sounded.
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/47/3)
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Article from The Columbia Missourian, April 30, 1929: "M.U. Bell Rung By Goat in 1880"
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Article from Mizzou Weekly, October 12, 2004: "A Mizzou Mystery"
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This project was originally developed with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the state of Missouri.