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Bell Dunnington, the daughter of University Professor Francis P. Dunnington, was twelve years old at the time of the Great Fire. She recorded her eyewitness account on Monday, October 28, 1895 in a letter to her older sister Sadie, who was a student…

John T. Thornton, the son of William Mynn Thornton (Chairman of the Faculty), was twenty years old at the time of the Great Fire. He recorded his eyewitness account on the evening of the fire, Sunday, October 27, 1895, in a letter to his mother,…

Photograph of the “Great Fire” of the Rotunda, 1895
Holsinger’s Studio
University Archives (RG-30/1/3.951)

The Great Fire
Holsinger Studio Collection U-293

The Great Fire from the Lawn
Holsinger Studio Collection U-293-B