Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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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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Franklin Street Dormitory
Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Emergency housing, Porches, Stairways, Trees, Franklin Street Dormitories (1941-1955)
During World War II, when cadets from the Army Air Corps occupied Dickinson dormitories, the Dickinson Seminary students lived in off-campus dormitories on Franklin and Fourth Streets. This is one of the temporary dormitories.
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Hilltop Gymnasium and the Barn
Balconies, Columns, Gymnasiums, Lampposts, Lintels, Porticoes (Porches), Stairways, Storage facilities, Trails and paths, Trees, Utility poles, Hilltop Gymnasium (1923-1983, Fine Arts Center 1983)
A view of Hilltop Gymnasium and the Barn, looking northeast.
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John W. Long Library
Clock towers, Columns, Fences, Libraries, Pediments, Porticoes (Porches), Shrubs, Sidewalks, Stairways, Trees, John W. Long Library (1951-1968, Long Administration Building 1968)
Front view of John W. Long Library (now Long Administration Building). The library was built in 1950-51, and named in honor of John W. Long, president of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and its successors, Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College and Lycoming College, from 1921-1955. The clock face was installed in the tower in 1959 as a gift from the graduating class. . The building was home to the library until 1968, when the Academic Center was constructed. It now houses administrative offices.
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Long Administration Building
Clock towers, Columns, Fences, Office buildings, Pediments, Porticoes (Porches), Stairways, Trees, Windows, Long Administration Building (1968, John W. Long Library 1951-1968)
View from above of Long Administration Building, possibly photographed from a window in Rich Hall, or the Fine Arts Center.
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Long Hall
Architraves, Clock towers, Columns, Office buildings, Pediments, Shrubs, Stairways, Trees, Long Administration Building (1968, John W. Long Library 1951-1968)
View of Long Administration Building looking east from The Quad. The clock in the clock tower was a gift from the Class of 1958.
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Old Fine Arts Building
Art Education, Columns, Porticoes (Porches), Stairways, Trees, Universities and colleges, Old Fine Arts Center (c.1875-1986)
A view of the Old Fine Arts Building looking west from the stairs ascending from the Quad. The Fine Arts Center, consisting of eighteen rooms, was opened to the public in 1940. A plaque inside the portico in the front of the building read: 'This Fine Arts Building and President's residence were made possible by the gifts of Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming Rich and Family.' On back: 'Return Naomi Woolever, Williamsport Sun-Gazette.'
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Old Main
Cornices, Dormitories, Dwellings, Gates, Stairways, Stone walls, Trees, Old Main (1839-1968)
View of Old Main from the stone gate and steps. On back: 'West looking East Gate.'
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Old Main
Cupolas, Dormitories, Railroad tracks, Snow, Stairways, Stone walls, Trees, Wings (Building divisions), Old Main (1839-1968)
Old Main and Bradley Hall looking north from the train tracks. The presence of the stone gates indicates that this photo is from the early 1900s.
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Old Main Viewed from the Flag Court
Cupolas, Dormitories, Hand railings, Office buildings, Stairways, Stone walls, Trees, Universities and colleges, Flag Court
View of the cupola of Clarke Chapel as seen from the stone stairway of the Flag Court.
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President's House (Drum House)
College administrators, Doors and doorways, Dwellings, Hand railings, Lintels, Stairways, Trees, Windows, President's House (1940-1965, became Admissions House in 1987)
View of the President's House from Elizabeth Street. Drum House was built c.1857 by Charles and Mary Drum and purchased by Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College in 1931. It served as the president's residence from 1940-1965. In 1965 the building was renovated as the Fine Arts Department. After a new Fine Arts facility was completed in 1983, the building remained vacant until its extensive renovation in 1987, when it became Admissions House.
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Williams Hall
Columns, Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Porticoes (Porches), Snow, Stairways, Trees, Windows, Williams Hall (1980, North Hall 1965-1980)
View of the steps and columned entrance of Williams Hall in a winter scene. Williams Hall is a three story brick residence hall built in the Federalist style, with tall, white columns gracing the main entrance. It contains 146 rooms, including 73 double and single rooms for student housing, a suite, several lounges, a recreation room, and other laundry, storage, and study areas. It was first occupied in 1965 and named North Hall. The name was later changed to Williams Hall in 1980, in honor of Mary Ellen Whitehead Williams. Her son, Joseph A. Williams, the owner of St. Mary's Sewer Pipe Company and benefactor of the College, donated funds to renovate the residence hall. He requested that the hall be re-dedicated in honor of his mother, who had raised him and his three brothers and one sister on her own after his father's early death at age forty. She continued to operate the family's 100-acre farm in Penfield, Clearfield County. The building was re-dedicated October 24, 1980.
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