Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present

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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Campus View, ca. 1956
Campus View, ca. 1956
Universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Williamsport, Lycoming College (1948)
Aerial view of the Lycoming College campus in the mid-1950s. The large building, front left, behind the trees, is Old Main. To its right is Bradley Hall. The Clarke Building and Chapel is behind Old Main and Bradley Hall. To the left of Clarke Chapel and behind Old Main is Hilltop Gymnasium. Behind the gymnasium is Rich Hall, the building with the columns. Rich Hall was a womens dormitory. The white buildings in the center back of the photo are the president's house (smaller building) and the Fine Arts Building. Across the Quad from Rich Hall is the John W. Long Library, and Wesley Hall is to its left if you are facing the library. A parking lot is beside the library , and the odd-shaped building across the parking lot and in front of Bradley Hall by the railroad tracks is the Old Science Building, part of the former Flock Brewery.
Campus View Looking South
Campus View Looking South
Chapels, Cupolas, Dormitories, Gymnasiums, Quadrangles (Courtyards), The Quad
View looking south across The Quad from Washington Boulevard toward Clarke Chapel, Hilltop Gymnasium and Old Main. On back: 'Dickinson Junior College Buildings from Washington Boulevard. Published Oct 13 1946.'
Campus View Looking South from the Old Fine Arts Building
Campus View Looking South from the Old Fine Arts Building
Athletic fields, Columns, Cupolas, Dormitories, Chapels, Gymnasiums, Porticoes (Porches), Old Fine Arts Center (c.1875-1986)
Campus view looking south, peering through the columns of the veranda of Old Fine Arts Center building. Across The Quad, the Clarke Building and Chapel is on the left, and the building with the cupola is Old Main.
Ceremonial Ground Breaking for Heim
Ceremonial Ground Breaking for Heim
Ground breaking ceremonies
Ceremonial ground breaking for the Heim Building held on April 22nd, 1988. Pictured L to R- R. Shangraw, Dr. D. Franz, M. Walters, E. Schuster, M. Griese, Dr. R. Angstadt, C. Hayes, President F. Blumer, Dr. W. G. McKenney.
Children Assist With Academic Center Groundbreaking
Children Assist With Academic Center Groundbreaking
Children, Dormitories, Ground breaking ceremonies, Shovels, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
Children assist in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Academic Center at Lycoming College, as R. Andrew Lady, Assistant to the President, looks on. Rich Hall, a residence hall, is in the background.
Christmas postcard of south stone gate entrance to Lycoming College campus
Christmas postcard of south stone gate entrance to Lycoming College campus
postcards, gates, snow
A Christmas postcard featuring the andquot;andquot;South Stonegate Entrance to the Campusandquot;andquot; circa. 1971.
Clarke Building and Chapel
Clarke Building and Chapel
Architraves, Balconies, Chapels, Cupolas, Doors and doorways, Lampposts, Shrubs, Students, Trees, Windows, Clarke Building and Chapel (1939)
View of the back of Clarke Chapel Building, Spring 1998.
Clarke Building and Chapel, Autumn View
Clarke Building and Chapel, Autumn View
Autumn, Chapels, Cupolas, Dormitories, Universities and colleges, Clarke Building and Chapel (1939)
Autumnal view, from above, of Clarke Building and Chapel. The building behind the chapel with the cupola is Long Hall, which houses administrative offices. Dormitories are in the background.
Clarke Chapel
Clarke Chapel
Architraves, Chapels, Cupolas, Doors and doorways, Fire escapes, Clarke Building and Chapel (1939)
View of the entrance to the Clarke Chapel looking from between Old Main and Bradley Hall. The fire escapes from Old Main are at the left. The Clarke Building was built in 1939. From the Bulletin of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, Vol. XXII, No. 5, November 1939: 'Historical Statement: Miss Martha B. Clarke and her three brothers were students in Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. Upon the death of her brother, Hopewell Clarke, Miss Clarke received a large part of his estate. It was his intention to erect in Williamsport a building to be known as the Clarke Memorial in memory of his parents. [Miss Clarke] made provision in her will for a Memorial building, giving a large part of her estate to Williamsport Dickinson Seminary for thie purpose. This building, the corner stone of which is laid today, is the Clarke Memorial …'
Clarke Chapel Dining Hall
Clarke Chapel Dining Hall
Chapels, Dining rooms, Eating and drinking, Manners and customs, Students, Uniforms, Waiters, Clarke Building and Chapel (1939)
Groups of students dine at round tables in Clarke Chapel's dining hall, which was located where music classrooms are now. Diners, dressed in sports jackets and ties, or dresses, were served by student waiters. Crumbies, women students with brushes and trays, scraped the tablecloths after the meal. This information is from remarks by John Hollenback on the 25th anniversary of the Wertz Student Center, which was built in 1969. Its dining halls replaced the cafeteria in the Clarke Building.
Clarke Chapel Interior
Clarke Chapel Interior
Arches, Chapels, Draperies, Interiors, Lanterns (Architecture), Pews, Religious books, Stages (Platforms), Clarke Building and Chapel (1939)
Clarke Chapel interior looking toward the stage. Rows of pews have attached racks for humnals. Lights hang from the ceiling. Dark maroon drapes frame the arched stage area.
Clarke Chapel Lecture
Clarke Chapel Lecture
Chaples, Religious services
Attached to this photograph is the following typed paragraph: Williamsport Dickinson is proud of the fact that it is owned and operated by the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Church. The Methodists purchased the school in 1848, twenty-one years before the Central Pennsylvania Conference was established. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes (picture) delivered the Michael Bond Rich lectures in Clarke Chapel as shown above.
Clarke Chapel on a Winter's Eve
Clarke Chapel on a Winter's Eve
Chapels, Cupolas, Night, Snow, Clarke Building and Chapel (1939)
Night view of the lighted entrance to Clarke Chapel with lights illuminating the windows and reflecting on the snow on the ground.
Construction of Academic Center
Construction of Academic Center
Building construction
The site of Lycoming College's future Academic Center. This photograph was taken on October 1st, 1966.
Construction of the Academic Center
Construction of the Academic Center
Construction, Academic Center, Wendle Hall, and Pennington Lounge (1968)
Construction of the Academic Center from 1966
Construction of the New Athletic Field
Construction of the New Athletic Field
Athletic fields, Construction, Construction equipment, Construction workers, Stadiums, Consistory/College Field (1962-1990, Person Field, 1990-1992, David Person Field, 1992)
View, looking southeast, of construction on the Consistory property to use for Lycoming College football games. The lot is at Packer Street and Lincoln Avenue. The College owned eight acres of land and leased the other four. Plans were for the College to play home football games here beginning in 1960. The team previously used it for practice sessions, and games were played at Bowman Field in the west end of Williamsport. The first game was played on this new Consistory/Lycoming College field on September 30, 1962.
Construction Site of Person Field
Construction Site of Person Field
Athletic fields, Construction, Person Field (1990, Consistory/College Field, 1962-1990)
Aerial view of the construction site of Person Field as construction is just beginning.
Cornerstone Ceremony for Hilltop Gymnasium
Cornerstone Ceremony for Hilltop Gymnasium
Building construction, Celebrations, College administrators, Construction equipment, Cornerstone laying, Flags -- United States, Gymnasiums, Hilltop Gymnasium (1923-1983, Fine Arts Center 1983)
A close-up view of the platform at the Hilltop Gym Cornerstone Ceremony. Pictured are Dr. Long and two other gentlemen. The one man appears to be setting the cornerstone in place.
Cornerstone Laying for Lamade Gymnasium
Cornerstone Laying for Lamade Gymnasium
cornerstone laying, dedications, gymnasiums
Samuel H. Evert from Lycoming College Board of Trustees, W. Gibbs McKenney the Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Lycoming College, and Dr. Frederick E. Blumer the President of Lycoming College are pictured laying the cornerstone for the Lamade Gymnasium.
Crever Hall
Crever Hall
Doors and doorways, Dormitories, Fences, Pediments, Stairways, Windows, Crever Hall (1962)
A male student sits at the top of the concrete stairway leading to Crever Hall. The residence hall for women was completed in 1962. The dormitory was named in honor of Dr. Benjamin Crever, who was responsible for the development of the Williamsport Academy, the predecessor of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. Dr. Crever's wife and daughter were members of the first Seminary faculty. The Seminary later became Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, and became a four-year institution, Lycoming College, in 1948.