The three sons of Henry Crown, industrialist and prominent Jewish communal leader, have given Northwestern University more than $2,500,000 for the construction of a new administration building, Dr. J. Roscoe Miller, university president, announced today. The gift by John, Lester and Robert Crown will facilitate the construction of a building to house the university’s executive and business offices.
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