Funding Request

In 1967, the cost to construct and furnish the Law Library and to renovate Florence Hall was estimated to be $3,654,188, of which $3,244,889 was for the Library. Dean Charles O. Galvin submitted the materials shown here to the U.S. Department of Education seeking funding for the project. Dean Galvin’s request resulted in a grant for $1,218,062 and a loan for $1,522,579. George M. Underwood Jr.’s $1,000,000 gift supplied most of the balance. Alumni, members of the local bar, and others were also major benefactors.