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.
Dr. Florence Peebles
Photograph from Morgan Odell's 1941-1948 Scrapbook. Odell was the first college president at the Fir Acres campus, and this scrapbook documents the purchase and early development of the campus. This photo is captioned: "Dr. Florence Peebles - Prof. Biology 1942-46. Internationally known scientist. Came out of retirement to teach in a remodeled Greenhouse and give quality to the struggling college."
c. 1943
Dr. Fred Neal
Fred Neal was a graduate of Albany College in 1901 and a member of the Lewis & Clark College Board of Trustees.
1901
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
east side of library during construction
Aubrey R. Watzek Library, designed by Paul Thiry, built in 1967.
1967
East view of manor house and gardens
A view of the manor house and terraced gardens looking from east to west.
ca. 1925
Edgar Rutan
Assistant Superintendent, Maintenance (1951-1966)
Edith Smith
Associate Professor of Secretarial Education, Business Administration (1949-1987)