The College Connections
Joseph B. Dabney was a trustee of California Institute of Technology.
Dabney Hall of the Humanities, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dabney, is one of the four corner buildings of Caltech's central courtyard. It was built in 1927.
In 1928, the Dabneys gave $200,000 to build Dabney House, one of four new residence halls.
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