Henry Whittemore Library

description - Students in the Commuter's Club enjoying a Christmas Banquet in 1960. subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0047 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3911

description - Class of 1936 May Queen and her court for the class of 1938 subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0042 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3910

description - "The life of the girls, boarding at Crocker and Normal Halls, is characterized by refinement and repose. The appointments of the house and table are simple and inexpensive, but all in good taste. The boarders are expected to be ladies as well as… subject - Architecture; Campus Buildings, Housing, relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0007 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3909

description - The first building constructed on the Framingham campus, formally known as Framingham Normal School. Normal Hall housed classrooms and the administration, and was located on the present site of May Hall. Eventually, a dormitory was built in 1869… subject - Architecture; Campus Buildings, Housing, relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0012 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3908

description - Normal Hall dormitory - 1869, first dormitory on campus. The building burned to a shell on February 13, 1914, in a fire that was ignited by a defective fireplace chimney in the principal's quarters. The remainder of the building was demolished in… subject - Architecture; Campus Buildings, Housing, relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0014 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3907

description - An 1881 African American graduate of Framingham Normal School, Olivia Davidson married Booker T. Washington and helped him found the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), where a building has been named in her honor. A true pioneer… subject - Alumna relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0073 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3906

description - George B. Bigelow was the president from 1855-1866. The first layman to head the school, George B. Bigelow added to and improved its curriculum in English literature, modern history, higher mathematics, and advanced foreign languages. School… subject - University Presidents relation - Identifier - FSU_GC_0081 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3905

description - James Chalmers was the President from 1917-1930. He was a divinity school graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois, James Chalmers earned a Ph.D. from Eureka College. Prior to coming to the Normal School, he taught English at Ohio State and was… subject - University Presidents relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0085 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3904

description - Alumna Lydia Stow, member of the first class at Lexington Normal School. Graduated, March 24, 1841. Lydia married Robert Adams, and resided in Fall River, MA. Both Lydia and Robert were abolitionists, and Robert was a Conductor in the Underground… subject - Alumna relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0071 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3903

description - Alumna Bertha Johnston, class of 1885. subject - Alumna relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0068 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3902

description - Annie Johnson was the first female principal and served from 1866-1875. Johnson received her education at Bowdoin College. She started teaching at age 15 and taught every grade through high school prior to coming to the Normal School. Under her… subject - University Presidents relation - Identifier - FSU_GC_0082 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3901

description - First building on then Framingham Normal School campus. Designed by Alexander Rice Esty, a prominent local architect, the building opened on December 15th, 1853. At the time, there were no dormitories, so students had to take up residency in nearby… subject - Architecture; Campus Buildings, Housing, relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0004 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3900

description - A graduate of Bridgewater State College and Harvard University, D. Justin McCarthy witnessed unparalleled growth at the school, which in 1968, formally became Framingham State College. During his 24 years as president, the school was authorized to… subject - University Presidents relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0088 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3898

description - The May Queen and her court of the class of 1938, celebrate their May Day celebration in 1940. The festivities started with a chapel service, and after prayers, members of the sophomore class would all create the same dress and then parade through… subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0094 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3897

description - Alumna Helen Maxwell Class of 1940. subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0055 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3896

description - A group of students are pictured in 1938. subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0051 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3895

description - A photo of students Barbara Hall and Helen Rush from class of 1940 sitting on the lawn. Photo taken in 1938 subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0031 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3894

description - This arched pedestrian bridge was frequently referred to as "the Bridge of Sighs" after the original one in Venice, Italy. This above-ground structure connected Wells Hall to the north side of May Hall; an underground tunnel also ran between the two… subject - Architecture; Campus Buildings, Housing, relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0002 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3893

description - Judy Thatcher (left) leads the cast in this performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's well-known opera. The tradition of performing school plays continued over the course of many decades, with dedication and hard work remaining the standard. subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0110 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3892

description - The two-year course of study in Household Arts required students to take classes in the sciences, including chemistry, physics, and biology, as well as dietetics, laundering, and cooking, canning and preserving. Students even grew their own food in… subject - Students, Activity Programs in Education, Portraits relation - Identifier - FSU_GB_0104 http://repository.digitalcommonwealth.org/handle/10240/3891