Impact of Significant Fires at Indiana University

Ava Dickerson posted "1883 Fire!" on the Indiana University Archives blog, Blogging Hoosier History.  Her historical sketch describes the financial and cultural significance of the fire and how the citizens of Bloomington rallied to support the institution.


















Fires are often significant parts of institutional history and an earlier post on June 22, 2016, "A history of IU fires," describes a number of fires on campus.