Buildings and Grounds - 0326 - McFie Hall (Old Main)
Photographer
Wooton, E. O. (Elmer Ottis), 1865-1945
Date
circa 1894
Decade
1890s
Description and notes
McFie Hall was the first building on campus in 1890, and the first library at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The library was moved out of this building in 1909. One year later, McFie Hall was destroyed by fire. Its cornerstone, originating from the Organ Mountains, still stands in front of the Hadley Hall on the Horseshoe. Edited based on http://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/documents/GrumetVol1.pdf
Historical context
McFie Hall was named for Judge John R. McFie, who was one of the founding members of the college, a Judge, and a member of the Board of Regents from 1888 to 1895. Edited based on http://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/documents/GrumetVol1.pdf
Subject (LCSH)
Libraries
Educational facilities--New Mexico--Las Cruces
Universities and colleges
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. McFie Hall
New Mexico State University. Library
Provenance
From anonymous donation of glass plate negatives, attributed to Elmer Ottis Wooton, Professor of Botany (1891-1911)
Sciences, Biology, Department records. Wooton, Elmer O. (Professor of Botany, 1891-1911). Manuscripts, notebooks, etc.
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department