When searching online or looking through book indices, we found in varying places that “Academic Hall,” columns or “Jesse Hall” worked.
Rothwell’s report to the governor is available from the Hathi Trust
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924071556587?urlappend=%3Bseq=29
Pages 11-27, with the “Let them Stand” comment on page 27
Search within:
Alumni Magazine
http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?page=home;c=alum
Missouri Digital Heritage
http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/colmo1
http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/msui1
Chronicling America
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066313/
The University of Missouri: An Illustrated History by James and Vera Olson
http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/record=b2068532~S1
Copy located in the Ready Ref collection – Ready Ref LD3468.O47 1988
Check “Academic Hall” in the index
MU in Brick and Mortar - online Archives exhibit
http://muarchives.missouri.edu/historic/buildings/AcademicHall/
Click on General Information for drawings of the original structure
“The Burning of the University” Mizzou Magazine 13 Nov. 2013
This has some interesting text and pictures
https://mizzoumag.missouri.edu/2013/11/the-burning-of-the-university/
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