View Books

Summary:
During the early 1900s, the College published what were called View Books. View Books consisted primarily of images of the campus landscape, buildings (some exteriors, some interiors), and, later on, the College's students engaged in various activities. Sometimes the view books were published separately, and other times they were published as an issue of the College Bulletin. There are viewbooks for the following years: c.1900, c.1910, 1918, 1924, 1930, and 1934.

Interpretive:
The College's view books are useful not only because they show what campus looked like during the late 1800s and early 1900s, but also because some of the view books show students engaging in a variety of activities. It is this "active" imagery that allows for a greater understanding of what life was like here at the College during that time frame.

Status: Non-Circulating

Notes:
Text on the pages of the view books is not keyword searchable. Access to view books is available through the Museum. For information regarding reproductions and/or use, please see Terms of Use.

Technical Notes: None

Technical Specs:
Master images saved as uncompressed TIFF files at 600 dpi in either true color or grayscale depending on the original copy and/or the amount of sepia tone present - unaltered image size. Access and thumbnail images saved as JPEG files, medium to high quality, at 300 and 100 dpi respectively in either true color or grayscale depending on the original copy and/or the amount of sepia tone present - image size altered, 600 pixels wide or tall respectively.

Select A View Book: 1918 / 1934

 

Additional Images:
Photograph Collection - Main Building (Selected images)
Photograph Collection - Other Campus Buildings (Selected images)