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After evaluating several options for a memorial to World War II soldiers, the University of Kansas chose to build memorial carillon, which was was dedicated May 27, 1951 by Anton Brees. The 53 bells were cast by the John Taylor Bell Foundry in Loughborough, England.
References
1951 The Bells
Of Mt. Oread, May 27, 1951
1952 "Kansas University Carillon Dedicated by Anton Brees," by Milford Myhre, Bulletin of the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America 6(1):14-15 (January 1952)
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War II Memorial Campanile
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