Browse Exhibits (2 total)

Charles E. Bessey: The Man Behind the Building

This exhibit explains who the man behind the well known Bessey Hall was. It goes into great detail about the life of Charles E. Bessey, and it specifically focuses on his work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As well as informing the observer about Bessey himself, this exhibit also explores the origins of the famous Bessey Hall.

1887, 1915, Bessey Hall, Bessey Medal, Bessey Professorship, Botany, Charles Bessey, Hatch Act, Plant Phyla, Raymond Pool, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1910-1919: War, Suspicion, and a New Beginning

This exhibit examines college life in the 1910s at the young University of Nebraska dealing with the shock of World War I, the changes that came with it, and how dark times led to hope for a brighter future.

1910s, Avery, Avery Hall, Bessey Hall, Disloyalty, E. O. Stiehm, Football, Four-Minute Men, Fraternities, Fred Morrow Fling, M. M. Fogg, Pershing, Prof. Luckey, Prof. Persinger, ROTC, University Trials, UNL, WWI