Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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About This Collection

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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Automobiles, Building construction, Electric lines, Libraries, Lounges, Parking lots, Theaters, Electric lines, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View of the newly-finished Academic Center on the Lycoming College campus, looking northeast. The library wing is at the right of the photo. Snowden Library, in the east end, had study carrels throughout the building, groupings of study and lounge furniture, carpeted study areas with acoustical ceilings and fluorescent lighting. The instructional area contained twenty classrooms, five seminar rooms (capacity 100) and three lecture halls (capacity 1,000). Another large lecture hall seated 700 students. The AC originally included four physics labs, two psycholoty labs, one geology lab, two language labs, two mathmatics labs, and a planetarium. The theater, in the West Wing, had a seating capacity of 200 students. Snowden Library, in the east end, had study carrels throughout the building, groupings of study and lounge furniture, carpeted study areas with acoustical ceilings and fluorescent lighting.
Building construction, Libraries, Lounges, Theaters, Wings (Building divisions), Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
The newly-finished Academic Center on the Lycoming College campus, viewed looking west in the late afternoon. The library wing is at the right of the photo. Snowden Library, in the east end, had study carrels throughout the building, groupings of study and lounge furniture, carpeted study areas with acoustical ceilings and fluorescent lighting. The instructional area contained twenty classrooms, five seminar rooms (capacity 100) and three lecture halls (capacity 1,000). Another large lecture hall seated 700 students. The AC originally included four physics labs, two psycholoty labs, one geology lab, two language labs, two mathmatics labs, and a planetarium. The theater, in the West Wing, had a seating capacity of 200 students. Snowden Library, in the east end, had study carrels throughout the building, groupings of study and lounge furniture, carpeted study areas with acoustical ceilings and fluorescent lighting.
Automobiles, Building construction, Building materials, Construction equipment, Girders, Libraries, Office buildings, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View, looking northwest, of the construction of the Academic Center on the Lycoming College campus.
Building construction, Girders, Libraries, Lounges, Office buildings, Student unions, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View, looking northwest, of the construction of the Academic Center on the Lycoming College campus. This is the faculty office wing, built to accommodate at least sixty-six offices, with movable partitions permitting flexibility, and room for secretarial staff.
Building construction, Libraries, Lounges, Office buildings, Parking lots, Wings (Building divisions), Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View, looking northeast, of the construction of the Academic Center on the Lycoming College campus.
Building construction, Construction equipment, Girders, Libraries, Office buildings, Theaters, Universities and colleges, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
View, looking northwest, of construction of the Academic Center in progress. According to an article published in the Fall 1966 'Lycoming Alumni Bulletin', it was necessary to go forty-two feet below grade at the west side of the building by Mulberry Street before pouring the footings. 'More than 36 cubic yards of earth were removed. Structural steel first appeared in the middle of November.'
Building construction, Girders, Libraries, Universities and colleges, John W. Long Library (1951-1968, Long Administration Building 1968)
Photo of the construction of John W. Long Library (now Long Hall, an administration building). The John W. Long Library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, which later became Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959. The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now is the residence of administrative offices.
Brickwork, Building construction, Columns, Libraries, Porticoes (Porches), Scaffolding, Stairways, John W. Long Library (1951-1968, Long Administration Building 1968)
Scaffolding covers part of the front of John W. Long Library (now Long Hall administration building), as work continues on its brick exterior. Long Library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, which later became Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959. The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now is the residence of administrative offices.
Athletic fields, Building construction, Flagpoles, Libraries, Sidewalks, Stadiums, Tennis courts, John W. Long Library (1951-1968, Long Administration Building 1968)
Photo of the beginning of construction of John W. Long Library (now Long Hall administration building). This view is from the west side of Clarke Chapel and Music Building across the south end of the Quad, where the tennis courts were located. Also visible on the east side of the center of the Quad are the Bleachers, and the construction site to the right of the bleachers. Long Library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, which later became Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959. The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now is the residence of administrative offices.
Bookstacks, Columns, Building construction, Galleries (Upper level spaces), Interiors, Libraries, Railings, John G. Snowden Memorial Library (1968)
The third floor and balcony of Snowden Library's interior, nearing completion. The circulation desk area is carpeted, and empty bookstacks appear to be ready to move into place.
Building construction, Building materials, Galleries (Upper level spaces), Interiors, Libraries, Railings, John G. Snowden Memorial Library (1968)
Construction of the first floor and balcony of Snowden Library's interior.The first floor is bare except for boxes, ladders, and other construction materials. Two workers on the first floor seem to be pushing a long,wooden beam against the balcony railing.