Fundraising album, presumably presented to would-be donors to the building of the faculty of science of the Hebrew University. [Jerusalem], 1959. English.
Landscape format album; prefaced by a large panoramic photograph of the developing University Campus on Givat Ram.
Three leaves of text list the buildings that are required for the various departments of the faculty - a center of pure and applied physics, a center of pure and applied chemistry and an institute of biochemistry and biophysics. The text addresses the great need of Israel for scientists and teachers and the shortage of space that prevents the university from accepting many of the applicants to the faculty of science. Nine plates of architectural blueprints of the buildings of the University campus follow the text, separated by three transparent pages listing the uses of the various buildings. The binding is embossed with the logo of the University.
After Israel's War of Independence, during which the campus of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus became an enclave in Jordanian territory, the University moved to Western Jerusalem. At first, it was located in the Terra Santa building and other temporary locations and in 1953, the construction of a new campus on Givat Ram began; the works continued until 1967.
[1] panoramic photograph in two sections, [3] ff. of text, [9] blueprint plates + [3] transparent pages, 33X51 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Blemishes and stains on binding. The binding is slightly loose.