United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Road, 33.8506652, -84.3619498Unknown1929-07-07Oglethorpe Campus Is Tripled By Gift. A panoramic view of the present Oglethorpe campus, showing the towering buildings in the setting of green. The gift of 400 adjoining acres by William Randolph Hearst will triple the size of the college plant.View of a newspapers clipping depicting the campus of Oglethorpe University on Peacthree Street in Atlanta, Georgia.oglethorpe; hearst; campus; panoramic; newspaper clipping;Oglethorpe University was chartered in 1835 in Midway, Georgia. The school was closed during the Civil war and its charter lost. After the war it was reopened at a temporary location in Atlanta, Georgia. Oglethorpe University was re-chartered in 1913 and moved to its current campus on Peachtree Road after 1915. Oglethorpe University is home to the Crypt of Civilization, a modern era time capsule which was sealed in 1940 and will be opened in 8113.image/jpegVIS 170.3514.001ahc1703514001Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionUniversities and colleges--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Atlanta--GeorgiaTreesShrubs--Georgia--AtlantaOglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)Oglethorpe UniversityStillImage