Editing University of Mississippi (section)

===Oxford campus===
{{wide image|File:Panorama of Courtyard with Lyceum Building - University of Mississippi - Oxford - Mississippi - USA.jpg|alt=Panoramic view of the courtyard behind the Lyceum|align-cap=center|1089px|Panoramic view of the courtyard behind the [[Lyceum (Mississippi)|Lyceum]] (1848)}}

The University of Mississippi's Oxford campus is partially located in Oxford and partially in [[University, Mississippi]], a [[census-designated place]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st28_ms/place/p2875520_university/DC20BLK_P2875520.pdf |title=2020 census - census block map: University CDP, MS |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 14, 2022 |quote=Univ of Mississippi (blue text) |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814055324/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st28_ms/place/p2875520_university/DC20BLK_P2875520.pdf |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st28_ms/place/p2854840_oxford/DC20BLK_P2854840.pdf |title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Oxford city, MS |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 14, 2022 |quote=Univ of Mississippi |page=1 (PDF p. 2/5) |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721211613/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st28_ms/place/p2854840_oxford/DC20BLK_P2854840.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The main campus is situated at an altitude of around {{Convert|500|feet|meters|abbr=out}}, and has expanded from {{Convert|1|sqmi|ha|abbr=out|spell=in}} of land to around {{Convert|1,200|acre|sqmi ha|abbr=out}}. The campus' buildings are largely designed in a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian architectural style]]; some of the newer buildings have a more contemporary architecture.<ref name="catalog.olemiss.edu">{{Cite web |url=https://catalog.olemiss.edu/university/buildings |title=About the University of Mississippi |website=UM Catalog |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508215524/https://catalog.olemiss.edu/university/buildings |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Barnard Observatory angled view.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|alt=Barnard Observatory|[[Barnard Observatory]] (1859) was designed to house the world's largest telescope.]]

At the campus' center is "[[Lyceum–The Circle Historic District|The Circle]]", which consists of eight academic buildings organized around an ovaloid common. The buildings include the Lyceum (1848), the "Y" Building (1853), and six later buildings constructed in a [[Neoclassical Revival]] style.<ref name="nhlnom"/> The Lyceum was the first building on the campus and was expanded with two wings in 1903. According to the university, the Lyceum's bell is the oldest academic bell in the United States.<ref name="catalog.olemiss.edu"/> Near the Circle is [[The Grove (Ole Miss)|The Grove]], a {{Convert|10|acre|ha|abbr=out|adj=on}} plot of land that was set aside by chancellor [[Robert Burwell Fulton]] {{Circa|1893}}, and hosts up to 100,000 [[Tailgate party|tailgaters]] during home games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Seph |date=April 17, 2013 |title=The Grove at Ole Miss: Where Football Saturdays Create Lifelong Memories |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1607602-the-grove-at-ole-miss-where-football-saturdays-create-lifelong-memories |work=Bleacher Report |access-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412210653/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1607602-the-grove-at-ole-miss-where-football-saturdays-create-lifelong-memories |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tailgate">{{cite news |last=Gentry |first=James K. |date=October 31, 2014 |title=Tailgating Goes Above and Beyond at the University of Mississippi |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/sports/ncaafootball/tailgating-goes-above-and-beyond-at-the-university-of-mississippi.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506010818/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/sports/ncaafootball/tailgating-goes-above-and-beyond-at-the-university-of-mississippi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Barnard Observatory]], which was constructed under Chancellor Barnard in 1859, was designed to house the world's largest telescope. Due to the Civil War's outbreak, however, the telescope was never delivered and was instead acquired by [[Northwestern University]].<ref name="catalog.olemiss.edu"/><ref>[[#Sansing|Sansing (1999)]], p. 91.</ref> The observatory was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78001607 |title=Barnard Observatory |website=NPGallery Digital Asset Management System |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627225920/https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78001607 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sansing 1999 p. 315">[[#Sansing|Sansing (1999)]], p. 315.</ref> The first major building built after the Civil War was Ventress Hall, which was constructed in a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Victorian Romanesque]] style in 1889.<ref name="catalog.olemiss.edu"/>

From 1929 to 1930, architect [[Frank P. Gates]] designed 18 buildings on campus, mostly in [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival architectural style]], including (Old) University High School, Barr Hall, Bondurant Hall, Farley Hall (also known as Lamar Hall), Faulkner Hall, and Wesley Knight Field House.<ref name="clarionledgerobit">{{cite news |title=Frank Gates Dies Here; Rites Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/185654466/?terms=%22Frank%2BGates%22 |access-date=November 7, 2017 |work=The Clarion Ledger |date=January 3, 1975 |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424203159/https://www.newspapers.com/image/185654466/?terms=%22Frank%2BGates%22 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="missdepartmentgates">{{cite web |title=Gates, Frank P., Co. (b.1895 - d.1975) |url=http://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/rpt.aspx?rpt=artisanSearch&Name=Gates%2C%20Frank%20P.%2C%20Co.&City=Any&Role=Any |website=Mississippi Department of Archives and History |access-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424203201/https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/rpt.aspx?rpt=artisanSearch&Name=Gates%2C+Frank+P.%2C+Co.&City=Any&Role=Any |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 1930s, the many building projects at the campus were largely funded by the [[Public Works Administration]] and other federal entities.<ref>[[#Sansing|Sansing (1999)]], pp. 252–253.</ref> Among the notable buildings built in this period is the dual-domed [[Kennon Observatory]] (1939).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://physics.olemiss.edu/kennon/ |title=Kennon Observatory |website=Department of Physics and Astronomy |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804034731/https://physics.olemiss.edu/kennon/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Two large modern buildings—the Ole Miss Union (1976) and Lamar Hall (1977)—caused controversy by diverging from the university's traditional architecture.<ref>[[#Sansing|Sansing (1999)]], pp. 315–316.</ref> In 1998, the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation donated $20 million to establish the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fordcenter.org/about/ |title=About |website=Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=July 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126173210/https://fordcenter.org/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which was the first building on campus to be solely dedicated to the performing arts.<ref>[[#Sansing|Sansing (1999)]], p. 350.</ref> As of 2020, the university was constructing a {{Convert|202000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[STEM]] facility, the largest single construction project in the campus' history.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hahn |first=Tina H. |date=February 8, 2020 |title=Record-setting construction project at Ole Miss: Business leaders commit to STEM education |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2020/02/08/ole-miss-stem-facility-construction-donation-duff-brothers/4667053002/ |work=The Clarion Ledger |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602175747/https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2020/02/08/ole-miss-stem-facility-construction-donation-duff-brothers/4667053002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The university owns and operates the [[University of Mississippi Museum]], which comprises collections of American fine art, Classical antiquities, and Southern folk art, as well as historic properties in Oxford.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://museum.olemiss.edu/about/history/ |title=History |website=The University of Mississippi Museum |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=July 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413162640/https://museum.olemiss.edu/about/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ole Miss also owns [[University-Oxford Airport]], which is located north of the main campus.<ref name="catalog.olemiss.edu"/>

North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a [[Hoshuko|Japanese weekend school]], is operated in conjunction with Ole Miss, with classes held on campus.<ref name=HoshukoEN>"[http://usjp.olemiss.edu/english/ Japanese Supplementary School] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217042126/https://usjp.olemiss.edu/english/ |date=February 17, 2022 }}." OGE-US Japan Partnership, University of Mississippi. Retrieved on February 25, 2015.</ref><ref>"[http://usjp.olemiss.edu/maps/ 周辺案内] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217042123/https://usjp.olemiss.edu/maps/ |date=February 17, 2022 }}." North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School at The University of Mississippi. Retrieved on April 1, 2015.</ref> It opened in 2008 and was jointly established by several Japanese companies and the university. Many children have parents who are employees at [[Toyota]] facilities in [[Blue Springs, Mississippi|Blue Springs]].<ref>{{cite web |last=McArthur |first=Danny |url=https://www.djournal.com/news/local/a-wide-perspective-learning-japanese-american-culture-through-language-and-education/article_e07e1b48-386b-5002-bf77-2a0bc23ccd26.html |title=A wide perspective': Learning Japanese, American culture through language and education |newspaper=Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal |date=October 24, 2021 |access-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217040318/https://www.djournal.com/news/local/a-wide-perspective-learning-japanese-american-culture-through-language-and-education/article_e07e1b48-386b-5002-bf77-2a0bc23ccd26.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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File:Ventress Hall 2.jpg|alt=Ventress Hall|Ventress Hall (1889)
File:Kennon Observatory.jpg|[[Kennon Observatory]] (1939)
File:Farley Hall 2.jpg|Farley Hall (1929)
File:Oxford - Bryant Hall.jpg|Bryant Hall (1911)<ref name="catalog.olemiss.edu" />
File:Picture of Ole Miss Basketball Court.jpg|[[The Sandy and John Black Pavilion]] (2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olemisssports.com/facilities/the-pavilion-at-ole-miss/6 |title=The Sandy and John Black Pavilion |website=Ole Miss Sports |publisher=University of Mississippi |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908140151/https://olemisssports.com/facilities/the-pavilion-at-ole-miss/6 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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