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The Burleson Bells at the University of Texas at Austin are located in a monument just outside the Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas. The Burleson bells were donated to the University of Texas at Austin as part of an anonymous gift by
The Burleson Bells at the University of Texas at Austin are located in a monument just outside the Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas. The Burleson bells were donated to the University of Texas at Austin as part of an anonymous gift by Albert Sidney Burleson
Albert Sidney Burleson (June 7, 1863 – November 24, 1937) was a progressive Democrat who served as United States Postmaster General and Representative in Congress. He was a strong supporter of William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson, so Wil ...
, and were originally installed in the old Main Building in 1930. There they played "The Eyes of Texas," "Will You Come to the Bower," and "Dixie." When that building was demolished in 1934, the bells were retired to storage until they were installed at their present site in 1981. The electrical controls for the bells in their current site were originally located in the basement of Bass Concert Hall, but were lost during a major renovation of that building in 2009.
References
*Burleson Bells At The University of Texas at Austin. Bass Concert Hall. Wall Placard, Austin, Texas. 1981. *Fuller, Wayne E. Burleson, Albert Sidney, U.S. Representatives, Postmasters General. Oxford University Press, 2000, doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600078. *Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Burleson, Albert Sidney". Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York. 1981 establishments in Texas University of Texas at Austin campus Bells (percussion) {{Texas-university-stub