Collection on Fairfield University Buildings & Physical Plant

This collection combines several different sets of documents pertaining to the construction, renovation, decoration, or furnishing of Fairfield’s campus buildings or other physical facilities. Overall, the contents include building specifications; blueprints and other technical drawings; vendor catalogs and brochures; master planning documents; internal planning and committee records; correspondence with architects, engineers, vendors, artists, zoning authorities, religious authorities, and potential donors; donor prospectuses; programs from dedication events; and notes from subsequent research on certain campus buildings. Full or partial buildings specifications are provided for Berchmans Hall, Xavier Hall, Loyola Hall, Canisius Hall, Gonzaga Hall, Regis Hall, the Campus Center, Nyselius Library, and the Bannow Science Center. The collection also includes substantial information about the decorative elements selected for the University’s original chapels, in McAuliffe and Bellarmine Halls; the planning process for Nyselius Library; and the resolution of a zoning controversy that delayed the construction of Jogues Hall.