Further Reading

For further reading, my first source is an audio interview conducted by someone who writes for The Lantern. The interview was about the Stadium Scholarship Dorm and what life was like living inside the Shoe. The person being interviewed lived in the dorm for a few years before having to move out due to renovations on the Stadium. While listening to the interview, listeners can clearly visual the stadium dorm and what dorm life looked like while living in the Ohio Stadium. It is interesting to hear the perspective and experience the person being interviewed had as his experience will always be part of the history of Ohio State’s Stadium Scholarship dorm. 

According to one article I found while researching old buildings on Ohio State's campus discusses how one of the most historically well-known buildings on Ohio State campus is Orton Hall. This building was built in 1893 by architects Joseph W. Yost and Frank L. Packard. Today, Orton Hall still stands proudly as the second oldest building of the Ohio State University on the south side of the Oval. The hall contains a geological museum, the Orton Memorial Geology Library, as well as several offices and labs. It is named after and in honor of Ohio State’s first president, Dr. Edward Orton Sr. As well as being president of the university, he also served as a professor of geology and Ohio State’s geologist. The museum holds one of the largest fossil collections, with over 10,000 of them donated by Orton himself. Because of the historical value of this building, it was put on the National Register of Historic Places, being one of four buildings on campus to receive this title. Another fun fact is that Orton Hall has a bell tower. According to the article, "The bell tower is arguably the main attraction of the building, aside from these interesting sculptures it includes 25,000 pounds of bells that chime for each hour, known infamously to OSU students and even having its own rumors and traditions surrounding it. However, it was not an original piece of the building, having been added in 1915." I believe this is true being that it is most likely the main attraction of this building. During the fall around Halloween as well as in the Spring during Family Day, which is an OSU tradition, tours of the bell tower are held at Orton Hall to explore this building's unique feature. Overall, I believe this article and the information in it relates and connects back to the purpose of this project, being the history of Ohio State's buildings and dorms. 

Lastly, a website I found on one of OSU's websites contains information and pictures that detail and are about Ohio State's history, including historic archives/items, buildings, sites, etc. on the page. For instance another old building on campus is called Hayes Hall. According to the article it was named after President Rutherford B. Hayes, Ohio’s governor when the state accepted the federal Morrill Act, which eventually established Ohio State as a land-grant institution. Generations of Buckeyes have shared secrets via the building's "whispering arch" facing the Oval. Overall, the website/page has great historical information/images that will align with the interests on my intended audience and serves the purpose of this great project.