In celebration of The University of Toledo\u2019s sesquicentennial, the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections has a commemorative exhibition on display in the Canaday Center.<\/p>\n
Titled \u201cFaith, Vision, and Hard Work: The University of Toledo, 1872-2022,\u201d the free, public exhibit explores the events that shaped UToledo since its founding in 1872 with photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, ephemera and artifacts.<\/p>\n
Highlights include:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The University\u2019s earliest publications, including bulletins, newspapers and yearbooks;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 Documented efforts of administrators and students to secure a $2.9 million bond levy to purchase land on Bancroft Street and begin construction on it;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 Printed material and photographs regarding changes in curriculum and activities on campus during World War II;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The agreement for state support;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 Material pertaining to the centennial celebration and the subsequent fundraising campaign;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The merger with the former Medical University of Ohio;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 Displays dedicated to the University\u2019s presidents, a selection of firsts and homecoming; and<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 A smaller Art Gallery exhibit just outside the Canaday Center that chronicles the development of the Bancroft Street campus, with changing campus maps and building profiles.<\/p>\n
\u201cVision, Faith, and Hard Work\u201d runs through Aug. 1, 2023. Viewing hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information about the exhibit, call 419.530.4480.<\/p>\n