Lewis & Clark College: Photographs - Historical

This collection includes over 2,000 images dating back to the founding of the college as Albany Collegiate Institute in 1867, and continuing into the modern era as Lewis & Clark College in 1940. The collection also includes faculty portraits and campus scenes from 1940 to present.

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aerial view of Fir Acres

This aerial view of Fir Acres was taken before Lewis & Clark College moved to the property in 1942. Identified features of the estate are as follows: 1) Manor house; 2) reflecting pool; 3) carriage circle; 4) swimming pool; 5) pool house; 6) tennis courts; 7) rose gardens; 8) unidentified; 9 & 10) greenhouses; 11 & 12) stables and service buildings; 13) dolphin fountain

ca. 1940

Gymnasium

Main gymnasium floor.

ca. 1940

Gymnasium

Shower stalls in the gymnasium.

ca. 1940

Gymnasium

Dressing room

ca. 1940

Woodward Hall

Washroom facilities.

ca. 1940

Woodward Hall

Living room and lounge area.

ca. 1940

Woodward Hall

Bedroom and bathroom.

ca. 1940

Woodward Hall

Sun porch.

ca. 1940

Woodward Hall

Dining room in Woodward Hall.

ca. 1940

Gray Hall

Third floor auditorium.

ca. 1940

Gray Hall

Third floor auditorium.

ca. 1940

Gray Hall

3rd floor stair and landing.

ca. 1940

Gray Hall

Second floor classroom.

ca. 1940

Gray Hall

Second floor executive offices in Gray Hall.

ca. 1940

Library

Library on the second floor of Gray Hall.

ca. 1940

Gray Hall

Gray Hall, 2nd floor hallway.

ca. 1940

Science room

First floor of Gray Hall, science room.

ca. 1940

Martha Montague

Associate Professor of History; Archivist (1943-1968)

ca. 1943

Lucious McAfee

Professor of Education, Graduate Study (1943-1963)

ca. 1943

Randolph J. Hutchins

Instructor in Sociology (1943-46)

ca. 1943

Katherine Arnold

Mathematics, 1943-1952

ca. 1943

Frank Manor musical performance

student musicians performing in the Frank Manor House, Lewis & Clark College

ca. 1944

Adena Joy

Asst Professor of Speech (1945-1949)

ca. 1945

Gabe Lewis

International Students counselor (1961-1964)

ca. 1945

Winston Gilchrist

Business Manager (1945-1949)

ca. 1945

Jean Horner

Women's Physical Ed.(1945-1949)

ca. 1945

Jean Horner

Women's Physical Ed.(1945-1949)

ca. 1945

Charles Howard

Dean of the College; Professor of Psychology (1945-1962)

ca. 1945

Charles Howard

Dean of the College; Professor of Psychology (1945-1962)

ca. 1945

Joseph Hoopes

Superintendent of Buildings (1947-56)

ca. 1945

Francis Gilchrist

Professor of Biology (1945-63)

ca. 1945

John Gross

Professor of English (1947-50)

ca. 1945

Velma Adams

Instructor in secreterial training, 1945-1949

ca. 1945

Philip McAllister

Professor of Business Administration (1947-1975)

ca. 1947

Frederick Hess

(1947-1949)

ca. 1947

John Gross

Professor of English (1947-50)

ca. 1947

Orchestra rehearsal

conducted by Boris Sirpo

ca. 1947

Ralph K. Allen

English Professor, 1947-1956

ca. 1947

Alexander Davidson

Assistant Director of Drama (1948-1950)

ca. 1948

Alexander Davidson

Assistant Director of Drama (1948-1950)

ca. 1948

Esther Harcort

Assistant Professor of Speech Arts (1948-1963)

ca. 1948

Orchestra rehearsal

LC symphony, under direction of Boris Sirpo in old F.A. Theatre

ca. 1948

south end of manor house

A soft-focus photograph showing the manor house covered in ivy.

ca. 1948

East side garden entrance of Fir Acres manor house

East side of Fir Acres manor house, designed by Herman Brookman. The house was completed in 1925. The ivy was not fully grown in when the Lewis & Clark occupied the campus in 1942. Similar photographs from the college yearbooks indicate that this photograph was taken in the late 1940s.

ca. 1948

Dwight Loomis

Physical Instructor (1949-1954)

ca. 1949

Choir practice

Director L. Stanley Glarum and choir.

ca. 1949

Orchestra

conducted by Boris Sirpo

ca. 1949