Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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  • Date = 1962

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The Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present collection is an exhibit of photographs depicting the buildings and grounds of the campus from its earliest days as the Williamsport Academy to the present Lycoming College campus. An effort has been made to show the transformation of the campus through the years, respecting the legacies of the past and acknowledging the changes that the future requires. This collection also honors the individuals from whom several of the buildings were named, by displaying their photographs, if possible, and short summaries of their significance in the lives of their families, their communities, and the college.
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Asbury Hall
Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Fences, Pediments, Asbury Hall (1962)
View of the front of Asbury Hall from the iron fencing between Wesley Hall and John W. Long Library. Asbury, an H-shaped building on Franklin Street, was built in 1962 to house 154 male students, plus a resident advisor, or in the absence of a resident advisor, for chapel speakers and other guests of the college. In 1968, it was made a male, freshmen residence hall, with a dean available on the first floor. Due to an overflow of women students in 1971, a section of the building was used for housing women, although the building was not co-ed. Asbury Hall was named in honor of Bishop Francis Asbury, the father of The United Methodist Church in America. He was a bishop in the Susquehanna Valley in 1912, when the Williamsport Academy, the institution from which Lycoming College got its roots, was formed.
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Asbury Hall
Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Lampposts, Pediments, Stairways, Asbury Hall (1962)
View of the back of Asbury Hall on the Lycoming College campus. Asbury, an H-shaped building on Franklin Street, was built in 1962 to house 154 male students, plus a resident advisor, or in the absence of a resident advisor, for chapel speakers and other guests of the college. In 1968, it was made a male, freshmen residence hall, with a dean available on the first floor. Due to an overflow of women students in 1971, a section of the building was used for housing women, although the building was not co-ed. Asbury Hall was named in honor of Bishop Francis Asbury, the father of The United Methodist Church in America. He was a bishop in the Susquehanna Valley in 1912, when the Williamsport Academy, the institution from which Lycoming College got its roots, was formed.
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Dorm Room in Crever Hall
Beds, Chairs, Clothes chests, Dormitories, Draperies, Interiors, Lipsticks, Mirrors, Phonographs, Reading, Rooms and spaces, Students, Crever Hall (1962)
One student reads while lying on a bed, and another sits in front of a mirror in one of the new dormitory rooms in Crever Hall. The residence hall, located on the west side of College Place, was built to accommodate sixty female students. It was completed in 1962.
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East Hall Fraternity Residence
Arches, Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Patios, Stairways, East Hall (1962)
View of East Hall Fraternity Residence. The residence is divided into five sections, each housing one of the national fraternities on campus. The ground floor is a large social area, shared by the Greek organizations. Each unit has rooms for twenty-four residents, a lounge, and chapter room. The exterior is Georgian Colonial design. Entrances to fraternity units are from archways located in the front and back of the building.
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East Hall Lounge
Arches, Chandeliers, Conversation, Couples, Dormitories, Floor coverings, Fraternities and sororities, Hand railings, Leisure, Lounge chairs, Lounges, Stairways, Students, Wainscoting, East Hall (1962)
Three couples sit in the lounge of East Hall. The Greek organizations share the large social area on the ground floor.
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Old Main, Print from Jon De Pol Wood Engraving
Dormitories, Office buildings, Old Main (1839-1968)
Print of a John De Pol wood engraving of Old Main. This print is from a limited edition collection of six prints commissioned by Lycoming College. The West Wing of Old Main was built in 1839, the East Wing in 1850. The center section was added in 1855, and became six stories of faculty and administrative offices. Old Main functioned as residence hall, classrooms, administrative building and chapel combined. It was demolished in 1968. The former site is occupied by Lamade Gymnasium.
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Print of a Wood Engraving of Francis Asbury
Bishops, Missionaries, Wood engravings, Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816
Print of a Jon De Pol wood engraving of Francis Asbury. Asbury Hall, one of Lycoming College's residence halls, is named in his honor. Francis Asbury's talent as a preacher was recognized by John Wesley, who chose him to be a missionary in America. He arrived in Pennsylvania in 1771, where he served as a circuit-riding preacher and held services in the style of camp-meeting revivals. He was a member of the conference that formed the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. Material in this description is from: 'Francis Asbury.' American Eras, Vol. 4: Development of a Nation, 1783-1815. Gale Research, 1997. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI.: Thomson Gale. 2006. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC.
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Print of a Wood Engraving of John Wesley
Authors, Evangelists, Missionaries, Preachers, Wood engravings, Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Print of a John De Pol wood engraving of John Wesley. This print is from a limited edition collection of six prints commissioned by Lycoming College. Wesley Hall, a residence hall on the Lycoming College campus, is named in his honor. John Wesley was originally a priest of the Church of England and a member of the group know as the Oxford Methodists. The group was organized for study and communion, and later became a philanthropic and evangelical group. He traveled to North America to do missionary work, settling in Georgia for a time, and then returning to England. He was affirmed as head of all Methodist congregations in 1744, and was a circuit preacher mostly in northern England and Ireland, and a prolific writer of histories, and biblical commentaries, as well as compiling an English dictionary and, with his brother, publishing twenty-three collections of hymns. As a preacher, he attracted large congregations of people, even when in his late seventies. He presided over the annual conferences at which the preachers were selected, and began 'ordaining' preachers to work in America. He is considered the father of American Methodism. 'John Wesley.' Historic World Leaders. Gale Research, 1994. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC.
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Students Moving Into Crever Hall
Automobiles, Doors and doorways, Hand railings, Household moving, Pediments, Trailers, Students, Windows, Women, Crever Hall (1962)
Automobiles and a covered trailer line the street outside of Crever Hall as students move into the residence hall. Two females carrying books walk along the street, another leans against a railing, another sits on the stairs, and another is coming outside through the door.
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