President Palmer Improves Campus Safety

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Title

President Palmer Improves Campus Safety

Date

1908

Creator

Alabama Girls Industrial School

Description

One important thing President Palmer did during his tenure as president was to address several safety issues that acquired a sense of urgency in the wake of a 1908 fire in Main Hall that tragically killed a student named Condie Cunningham. This disaster gave him the leverage he needed to get the Board of Trustees to appropriate money for the construction of fire escapes as well as a water tower.

Language

English

Coverage

1900-1908

Rights

Annie Crawford Milner, Archives and Special Collections, Carmichael Library, University of Montevallo

Subject

Main Hall, Fire Escapes and Water Tower additions

Source

1908 Chiaroscuro and 1908 March Board Meeting Minutes

Contributor

Jo McGinnis

Files

President Palmer.jpg

Citation

Alabama Girls Industrial School, “President Palmer Improves Campus Safety,” Archiving Montevallo, accessed November 22, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/archivingmontevallo/items/show/13.