200 rare books can be found in the Wriston Art Center
More than 200 rare books can be found in the Wriston Art Center. That鈥檚 just one stop on a 澳门六合彩开奖结果 treasure hunt across campus.

NOTE: This list was written pre-COVID-19. Some of the items on this list may not currently be available for viewing.聽

澳门六合彩开奖结果 has accumulated some pretty amazing things over the years.聽

Since you might be surprised at what artifacts await your discovery right here on campus, we鈥檙e highlighting eight items that should be on your radar. Use it as a guide for your own treasure hunt around Lawrence.

The casts of Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 hands are found in the Lincoln Room in the Mudd Library
The casts of Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 hands are found in the Lincoln Room in the Mudd Library.

1. Bronze casts of Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 face and hands

I had a lot of questions when I first saw these in the聽Lincoln Room聽in the Seeley G. Mudd Library, so I鈥檒l tell you everything I found out. In 2000, the casts were gifted to Lawrence by avid Lincoln scholar and Lawrence alum Robert S. French 鈥48. The Lincoln Room was also funded by French and his sister, and stocked with a collection of Lincoln books.聽

The casts were made by Victor Bocchetta in the 1970s. They鈥檙e among 3,000 copies of the plaster originals, made in 1860 by sculptor Leonard Volk in Springfield, Illinois, the one-time home of the 16th聽American president. The molds were done shortly after Lincoln鈥檚 inauguration; you can see that his right hand is swollen from shaking hands with supporters.

A first edition of Jane Austen鈥檚 鈥淧ride and Prejudice鈥 is part of the Earl and Aubrey Richmond Collection
A first edition of Jane Austen鈥檚 鈥淧ride and Prejudice鈥 is part of the Earl and Aubrey Richmond Collection.

2. Rare books in Wriston

Lovers of literature and history will be thrilled by the rare books in the Nelson Collection in the Wriston Art Center. Among the 228 printed works, first editions of Jane Austen鈥檚聽Pride and Prejudice, Henry Fielding鈥檚聽Tom Jones, Mark Twain鈥檚聽Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and John Steinbeck鈥檚聽East of Eden聽are included in this noteworthy collection.聽

The books are on long-term loan to the university聽from Susan Nelson Goldsmith 鈥65 and Eric Nelson,聽through the estate of聽their mother,聽Ann Sullivan Nelson聽MD-鈥41.聽

Want to see the books? Contact the Wriston galleries staff to set up an appointment.

Temperature-controlled storage areas in Wriston house
Temperature-controlled storage areas in Wriston house a sprawling art collection.

3. Wriston Art Gallery collection

Here鈥檚 something you might not know: Lawrence has collected about 5,710 fascinating pieces of art in donations from alumni, professors and community members. These include works by Delacroix, Kandinsky, Klee and Bouguereau; Japanese woodblock prints, featuring prints by Hiroshige; and ancient ceramics and coins.

In order to preserve and protect them, these valuable pieces are stored in high security, temperature-controlled storage areas in Wriston. But don鈥檛 be intimidated. Students can schedule appointments to take a look at the collections, for research or just for fun.

Wriston Art Center

The fireplace on the fourth floor of Hiett Hall
The fireplace on the fourth floor of Hiett Hall has some rock-solid history to it.

4. One of the oldest rocks in the world is in the Hiett fireplace

When you鈥檙e cozied up to a fireplace doing your classwork, you probably don鈥檛 think about where the materials for that fireplace came from. Well, the fireplace in the fourth floor Hiett Hall lounge has a story to tell.

It鈥檚 overlaid with slabs of beautiful Morton gneiss, one of the oldest rocks in the world; 3.6 billion years old, to be sort of exact. These particular slabs of decorative ancient stone were once part of the fa莽ade of the JC Penny building in downtown Appleton. In 2002, Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Geology Marcia Bjornerud found out the building would be torn down. She got them to donate the rock to Lawrence, where it was included in Hiett Hall, which finished construction in 2003.

Chimpanzee skeleton
This chimpanzee skeleton is viewable in Briggs Hall. It鈥檚 a teaching tool in Anthropology.

5. Chimpanzee skeleton is back

This one鈥檚 a real mystery, and a success story. No one knows where this skeleton came from or how it found its way to campus. We do know that it was originally articulated in 1949 by Richard H. Dorsey 鈥51. For the next 70 years the skeleton was used as a teaching tool. It hung on a hook, falling into disrepair, until recent graduate Claudia Rohr 鈥19 rearticulated and repaired it as an independent study. You can see the chimp standing proudly on display in Briggs, where it continues to be used as a teaching tool in anthropology labs.

The Brombaugh organ is a centerpiece on the stage of Memorial Chapel
The Brombaugh organ is a centerpiece on the stage of Memorial Chapel.

6. Brombaugh organ for the ages

This isn鈥檛 a hidden gem. The impressive instrument is the pi猫ce de r茅sistance of Memorial Chapel. But the聽聽is still a treasure. Builder John Brombaugh modeled it after a 1685 organ by Englishman 鈥淔ather鈥 Bernard Smith, giving it the appearance of a 17th century cathedral mainstay. Famously, the organ鈥檚 debut in May 1995 was so highly anticipated that the opening performance by Professor George Damp was given twice. In 1997, it was the featured organ at the American Guild of Organists Region Six convention. You can hear the organ played at chapel performances and convocations.

Meteor in Steitz Hall
This piece of rock fell to earth a long, long time ago. Now it sits in Steitz Hall of Science.

7. A piece of one of the oldest, largest earth impacts

1.85 billion years ago, a comet struck present-day Ontario. Today, a fragment from the impact sits on a lab counter in Steitz Hall. It was found in a surface outcrop in the Upper Peninsula, hundreds of miles away from the impact site. The crater, called the Sudbury Basin, is the second-largest impact crater ever formed, as well as one of the oldest. Pay a visit to this chunk of rock in Steitz if you enjoy having existential crises.

Teakwood Room
Teakwood Room doesn鈥檛 feature just one piece of history. The entire room is history.

8. Teakwood room: A Downer connection

It鈥檚 hard to believe you鈥檙e still on the Lawrence campus when you鈥檙e in this room, or even in the 21st century. But it鈥檚 a piece of Lawrence; a perfectly preserved monument to its past. The room was originally in the home of Alice G. Chapman, a faithful benefactor of Milwaukee-Downer College. After her passing in 1935, the room was moved to the Milwaukee-Downer Library and became beloved by students. It was disassembled and brought to Lawrence in 1968 after the two schools consolidated in 1964. Its doors are open in Alice G. Chapman Hall; feel free to stroll into the past and view the antique furniture, art and paneling.

Did we miss anything? Tell us about the treasures you鈥檝e found on the Lawrence campus.