The New ASU Story:
Chronology
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This section is a complete photographic tour of the New ASU Story, presented in chronological order, in three segments: 1885-1924, 1925-1958, and 1959-2000. Click on the thumbnail image to go to the larger version, see more text, and/or download the image. Click your browser's “back” button to return to this page.
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Industrial Arts Building
Sheet 1-Neg 28A-29 Ballard Scrapbook
1925
ACC #93-1077 |
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"Old Quad"
Students, faculty and staff in front of l. to r.
the Auditorium/Gymnasium, Old Main, and the Science Building.
1925
UP UPC ASUB C357 1920s #42 |
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Matthews Hall
1925
Ballard Scrapbook Sheet 1 neg. 41A-42
ACC #93-1077 |
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A dance ceremony on the Auditorium/Gymnasium lawn
1925
Ballard Scrapbook Sheet 5 neg. 38-38A
ACC #93-1077 |
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Students singing during free time in the dormitory.
1925
Negative Sheet #10 photograph #44
Lowell C. Ballard Scrapbook,
ACC# 93-1077 |
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Lamda Phi Sigma
131.15 v.13 1925 Sahuaro Yearbook |
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Letterman Club
131.14 v.13 1925 Sahuaro Yearbook |
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Act changing Tempe Normal School
to Tempe State Teachers College.
1925
USM-387 |
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Boy Scouts of America Certificate
Scouting courses were offered at the Tempe State Teachers College
1925
Harry E. Earhart Papers
UM USM 56 |
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Governor Hunt signing legislation for name
change to Tempe State Teachers College
March 7,1925
UP UPC ASUG N35 1925 #5 |
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First Homecoming Parade
Class of 1923 float
1926
UP UPC ASUG H65 1920S #2 |
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Name Change parade
1926
UP UPC ASUG N35 #1 |
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Old Main Library
1927
ASUB O41 #39 |
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Industrial Arts curriculum,
pages 70-71
1927-28
0.3 catalog 1927-28 |
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Sphinx Club
131.15 v.16 1928 Sahuaro yearbook |
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Aerial of the campus toward the northeast
1928
CP MCL 99174 |
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Lantern Walk Rules, page 1
1929 |
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Seventh President Arthur John Matthews 1904-1930
UP UPC ASUP Matthews, Arthur John |
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Tempe State Teachers College Bulldogs Baseball Team
1929-30
UP UPC ASUA B37 1920s #2/neg |
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J.O. Grimes Plat
1930s
UM USM 211 |
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Main Campus
1930s
UP UPC ASUB 357 1930s #8 |
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Old Main
Parking was permitted at the main entrance to the campus.
1930s
UPC 235:17 |
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Palm Walk
1930s
UP UPC ASUB P343 #26 |
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Women's Athletic Association (WAA)
1930s
Scrapbook 1962/63
Acc. #93-1031 |
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Arizona State Teachers College Women's Tennis Team
1930s
UP UPC ASUA T468 #1 |
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Tempe State Teachers College Women's Golf with Coach Sellah
1930s
UP UPC ASUA G658 #3 |
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Main Campus
1930s
UP UPC ASUB 357 1930s #8 |
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Homecoming Parade
1930s
Henry E. Heiger Photograph Album
CP SPC 117.85 |
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Students swimming in the Salt River
1930s
UP UPC ASUG S882 1930s #13 |
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Students celebrating graduation at the Varsity Inn
1930s
UP UPC ASUB V37 #14 |
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Varsity Inn, Tempe
Staff and students/patrons
ca. 1930s
UP UPC ASUB V37 #15 |
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Students on a camping trip
1930s
UP UPC ASUG S882 1930s #25/neg |
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Eighth President Ralph Waldo Swetman 1930-1933
UP UPC ASUP Swetman, Ralph Waldo |
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Boy Scouts
met in the loft of Old Main at Tempe State Teachers College
Left to right: Vern Tuckey, Carter Clark, Eugene Burkhard, Jim King,
Dick Dyraman. Standing, Bob Sweatman, Mr. Culbertson
1931
UP UPC ASUG B6 #15 |
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Field Hockey
Sahuaro Yearbook
1932
131.15 1932 v.20 Archives |
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Tempe State Teachers College Men's Golf Team
1932
Sahuaro Yearbook
131.15 1932 v.20 Archives |
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Ralph Waldo Swetman
Arizona Republic August 26, 1932
UE ASU INFO Swetman, Ralph Waldo |
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Associated Women Students at the University of Arizona
1932
121.23
ACC # 93-1090 Associated Women Students Scrapbook 1939-50 |
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Tempe State Teachers College Bulldogs
win over the NAU Lumberjacks
1933
UP UPC ASUG S882 #6 |
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Students from South Hall Women's Dormitory
1933-34
South Hall Women's Dormitory Scrapbook
ACC# 93-1086 |
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Ninth President Grady Gammage 1933-1959
President Grady Gammage with some of his Golden Jublilee Planning Committee members
1934-1935
UP UPC ASUP Gammage, Grady |
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Industrial Arts Education
Tempe, Arizona
ca. 1934
UP UPC ASUD I52 #6 |
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Entrance to the Campus taken from the upper level of Old Main.
1934
UP UPC ASUB C357 1930s #2 |
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Philomathian Bench
ca. 1934
Photographer: Close
UP UPC ASUB P44 #2 |
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Officers of the Associated Students
1934
UP UPC ASUD A83 # 3 |
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Student Body Officers
1934
UP UPC ASUD A82 #61 |
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Tempe State Teachers College Archers
1934-35 Team
UP UPC ASUA A72 #1 |
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Women's Baseball
1934-35
UE ASU Info File 1570 Softball |
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The Collegian
Pages 1-4
1934-36
Souvenir Alumni Banquet Edition
59.6 - entire first issue |
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Matthews Library
8/22/35
Arizona Republic Article
UE ASU Info File 1128 |
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Los Conquistadores
Members meet at the Tempe Cafe
Los Conquistadores Scrapbook 1935/36 and 1945/46
130.9 C26 |
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Los Conquistadores
Letter announcing conference ADELANTE ARIZONA
Los Conquistador Scrapbook 1935/36 and 1945/46
130.9 C26 |
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Snow day
January 21, 1937
UP UPC ASUB C357 1930s #7/neg. |
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Hazing 1937-38
ca. 1937
UP UPC ASUD F72 #1/neg. |
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Arizona State Teachers College Softball Team
Sahauro pg. 78
131.15 V.23 1938 Archives |
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Varsity Inn, Tempe
1938
UP UPC ASUB V37 #10 |
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Mascot Pete the Bulldog greeting Barbara Benson
Secretary to Ira D. Payne
1938
UP ASUP Pete |
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Faculty Wives Club
1938-39
Faculty Wives Club Scrapbook
ACC# 93-1080 |
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Aerial of Tempe and campus toward the south
1939
UP UPC ASUB A355 1930s #1 |
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College Avenue postcard photo
1939
UP UPC ASUB C357 1930s #13 |
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Statement on student governing
1939-40
UE ASU INFO 171 |
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Dunbar Social and Literary Club
1939-40
UE ASU Info-630 |
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Students sitting on the fountain in front of Old Main
1940
UP UPC ASUB O42 #41 |
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Aerial toward the north from Arizona State Teachers College
1940
Pictorial Bulletin Number 7
Gilbert F. Brown Photographs
Folder 1 of 1
Acc# 98-1929 |
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Washington Chapter
From left: John Murdock, Governor McFarland, Senator Hayden, unknown, James Creasman, unknown
1940
UP UPC ASUD A44 .W3 #29 |
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Race to the finish
Truett McCulloch of Arizona State Teachers College wins 440 in 49.9 seconds
1940s
UP UPC ASUA T83 1940s #5 |
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Campus aerial toward the southwest
1940s
UP UPC ASUB A355 1940s |
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Soldiers marching south on College Avenue
1940s
Gilbert E. Brown photographs
Acc# 98-1929 #8 |
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Married Student Dormitory
1940s
UP UPC ASUB V52 #11 |
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Samuel Burkhard, Head of the Department of Education
and Harold D. Richardson, newly appointed Chairman of Graduate Study 1940
UP UPC ASUP Burkhard, Samuel |
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Martha Krause, dining hall supervisor
arranges flowers for an outdoor event at the President's cottage.
1940
UP UPC ASUP Martha Krause |
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Half-time performance at Goodwin Stadium
ca. 1940s
UP UPC ASUD B36 1940s #13 |
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Industrial Arts Education
Tempe, Arizona
ca. 1945
UP UPC ASUD I52 #121 |
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Industrial Arts, Aircraft Mechanics Class
ca. 1945
UP UPC ASUD I52 #102 |
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Name change to "Arizona State College" Legislation being signed by Governor Sidney P. Osborn
1945
UP UPC ASUG N45 1945 #3 |
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Daisy Ring Ceremony
ca. 1945
UP UPC ASUG S 882 1940s #5 |
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Two women from Matthews Hall help prepare "Victory Village" for the veterans.
1945-46
Carrie Walden Matthews Scrapbook
ACC# 93-1088 |
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Sun Angel Foundation
1946
UP UPC ASUG S96 #16 |
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Palm Walk
1946
UP UPC ASUB P343 #19 |
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Cheerleaders at Homecoming
1948
UP UPC ASUG H65 |
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Associated Student Body officers moving to new offices in converted Army barracks building
1948
UP UPC ASUD A82 #16 |
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Laura Dobbs at her birthday party in 1948
She retired from ASU in 1960 at the age of 88, after 54 years of service to the university.
1948
UP UPC ASUP Dobbs, Laura |
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Rufus Kay Wyllys, Chairman of Social Studies
teaching a class in Old Main.
1948
UP UPC ASUP Wyllys, Rufus K. #1 |
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Faculty Council formed
Arizona Republic
September 1949
UE ASU INFO 763 |
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Student hanging laundry with a child in his arms
in "Victory Village", a large area of temporary housing located at the present site of Gammage Auditorium.
1949-50
UP UPC ASUB V52 #2 |
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Ira D. Payne Training School
ca. 1949-50
UP UPC ASUD T72 1940s #1 |
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Plat
1950s
J.O. Grimes Papers
UM USM 211 |
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Aerial toward the east
1950
UP UPC ASUB A355 1950s #3 |
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West side of Old Main
1950s
UP UPC ASUB C3357 1950s #1 |
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Payne Training School students and teacher
ca. 1950s
UP UPC ASUD T72 1950s |
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Cowboys from the Rodeo Association
are photographed on the steps of Matthews Library as publicity for the organization.
ca. 1950
UP UPC ASUG R62 #11 |
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Students with Tumbleweed Snow Man
ca. 1950s
UP UPC ASUD S882 1950s #4 |
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Whitewashing the "A"
ca. 1950
UP UPC ASUG W54 1950s #27 |
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Volleyball
1950s
UP UPC ASUA V68 #2 |
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Honors and Awards Assembly at Goodwin Stadium
Regent Lynn M. Laney at right
1950s
UP UPC ASUG H66 #2 |
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U of A vs. ASU Basketball
1950s
UP UPC ASUA B38 1950s #10 |
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Gilbert Cady (r.) looking over plans with John Dutson
ca. 1950s
UP UPC ASUP Cady, Gilbert |
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Matthews Library
1950s
ASUB M382 #56 |
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Media Services/News Bureau Staff
1950s
UP UPC ASUD N49 Neg 7E |
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Dr. Carolyn Staats (l.) and Dr. Arthur Staats (r.), psychology professors
1950s
ASUP Staats, Dr. Arthur |
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Aerial toward the south
ca. 1952
UP UPC ASUBA355 1950s #10 |
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ASU Art Collection
Tour of training school pupils.
1953
ASUD U542 #38
Paula R. Kloster Wasser, Curator of the American Art Collection |
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Spurs - sophomore service group
1954
UE ASU Info 1600 Spurs |
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Arnold Tilden
Founding Dean of College of Liberal Arts (1955)
1955
UP UPC ASUP Tilden, Arnold |
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Emil John Hilkert
First Founding Dean of Business Administration (1955)
1955
UP UPC ASUP Hilkert, E. J. |
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Guy D. McGrath
Founding Dean of College of Education (1955)
1955
UP UPC ASUP McGrath, G. D. |
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Cheerleaders lead the audience in song during the installation of the "Victory Bell" at Memorial Union opening reception.
ca. 1956
UP UPC ASUG V52 #7 |
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Henry Bruinsma
Founding Dean of the College of Fine Arts (1964)
Music Camp Orchestra on the lawn of Old Main
1956
UP UPC ASUD M 871 #8 |
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Arizona State College Gymnastics Team
One of the first teams
National Champs in 1986
Photographer: Charles R. Conley
Charles Conley Collection, Intercollegiate Athletics, ASU
UP UPC ASUA G95 #2 |
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Poisonous Animal Research Laboratory (PARL)
1956
Photographer: Stan Gilbert
ASUD A54 #4 |
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Mr. Ira D. Payne and Mrs. Payne with graduate students
1956
UP UPC ASUP Payne, Ira D. |
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Memorial Union Lounge
1956
UP UPC ASUB M45 #30 |
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Dedication of the new Memorial Union
1956
Arizona Republic
UE ASU INFO 1200 |
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Memorial Union Art Gallery
1957
Arizona Republic
UE ASU INFO 1169 |
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Dr. George Bateman and Students
1957
UP UPC ASUP Bateman, George |
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Dr. Roland K. Robins in the Cancer Research Laboratory
1957
ASUP Roland K. Robins |
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Palm Walk
1957
UP UPC ASUB P343 #17 |
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Charles Conley, ASC Photographer
1957
UP UPC ASUP Conley, Charles |
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Spurs
President and Mrs. Grady Gammage honor the Spurs with a barbecue at the President's Cottage, now known as the Archives Building.
ca. 1957
UP UPC ASUP Mrs. Grady Gammage |
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Roy C. Rice
Founding Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions (1965), with student discussing Teen-age Traffic Safety Conference
1958
UP UPC ASUP Rice, Roy |
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Dr. Grady Gammage atop the Memorial Union
announcing 1958 election returns which changed the name of Arizona State College to Arizona State University
UP UPC ASUG N35 1958 #99 |
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Student Government
Arizona Republic article
March 2, 1958 p. 24-25
UE ASU INFO ASASU |
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Arizona State University Name Change
Reg Manning Editorial Cartoon
1958 |
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Robert Svob, ASU Groundskeeper
1958
UP UPC ASUP Svob, Robert |
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Governor Ernest W. McFarland signs proclamation on December 5, 1958 for name change to "Arizona State University."
1958
UP UPC ASUG N35 1958 #83 |
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ASU Name Change
Waiting for election results
L-R: alumni president, Marvin Palmer; alumni secretary, James Creasman; President Grady Gammage, and Walter Craig
1958
UP UPC ASUG N35 1958 #93 |
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Irving W. Stout
Founding Dean of the Graduate College (1958)
1958
UP UPC ASUP Stout, Irving |
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Arizona State College Men's Swim Team
Sahauro Yearbook 1958-59
pg. 188
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