Carillon Bells Arrive From Foundry In England, September 1936
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Ann Arbor News, September 18, 1936
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Carillon Bells Arrive From Foundry In England: Fifty-three bells of the Charles Baird carillon, third largest in the world, arrived in the city yesterday and were placed in storage until the framework from which they will hang in the Burton memorial tower is erected. F. C. Godfrey, chief carillon designer of Taylor & Co., English firm which cast the bells, is shown standing beside the 12-ton Bourdon bell, largest of the 53. It bears the inscription of the donor, Charles Baird of Kansas City.
Ann Arbor News, September 18, 1936
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Carillon Bells Arrive From Foundry In England: Fifty-three bells of the Charles Baird carillon, third largest in the world, arrived in the city yesterday and were placed in storage until the framework from which they will hang in the Burton memorial tower is erected. F. C. Godfrey, chief carillon designer of Taylor & Co., English firm which cast the bells, is shown standing beside the 12-ton Bourdon bell, largest of the 53. It bears the inscription of the donor, Charles Baird of Kansas City.
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Campus, City To Join For Dedication - Carillon Ceremony Will Be Held Tomorrow At Auditorium - Concert Arranged
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December
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Carillon Dedication Scheduled For Dec. 4
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November
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Hundreds See Hoisting Of Bourdon Bell - Newsreel Pictures Taken As Largest Carillon Unit Is Placed - 14 Now In Tower
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Thirty Bells Now Placed In Tower - Carillon Will Be Ready To Play In Three Weeks
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October
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Shell Of Marion L. Burton Memorial Tower Completed - Stone Masons To Begin Encasement Within Few Days - Roof To Be Constructed In Buildings-Grounds Plant On Campus
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9
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1936
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Shell Of The Burton Memorial Tower Completed
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11
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53 Bells Of Baird Carillon Arrive Here From England - Will Take Six Weeks To Hang Them In Tower - Will Be Kept During That Period In Building-Grounds Storage
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17
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1936
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Carillon Bells Arrive From Foundry In England
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First Bells Of Baird Carillon Are Hoisted Into Tower - Sudden Decision Made To Install 12 Smaller Ones - Bourdon Bell, Largest Of All, To Be Raised On Thursday
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29
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September
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1936
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