Inventory to the Rutgers University Photograph Collection - Douglass College

By Special Collections and University Archives

August 2016

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Finding aid encoded in EAD, version 2002 by Tara Maharjan, August 2016
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.
Creator: Douglass College, Office of the Secretary
Title: Rutgers University Photograph Collection - Douglass College
Dates: 1918-1979, bulk 1950-1969
Quantity: 8.17 cubic feet (49 boxes)
Collection No.: R-Photo: Douglass
Language: English
Repository: Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
Note: This collection was transfered to the University Archives in the mid-1970s from the Douglass College Office of the Secretary as part of a larger collection.

Arrangement Note

The photographs are arranged by subject.

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Name and Subject Terms

Corporate Names

Douglass College
Douglass College--History.
Douglass College. Mabel Smith Douglass Library
New Jersey College for Women

Subject Headings

Photographs

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Rutgers University Photograph Collection - Douglass College, Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Processing Note

The records of the Douglass College Office of the Secretary were processed June 1983-March 1984 by Janet T. Riemer. The photographs were removed in 1995 by Janet T. Riemer to create this collection.

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Detailed Decription of the Collection/Container List

This section provides descriptions of the materials found within each series. Each series description is followed by a container list, which gives the titles of the "containers" (for example, folders, volumes, or cassettes) and their locations in the numbered boxes that comprise the collection. The availability of any digital items from a container is indicated with a hyperlink.

R-Photo Douglass
Box
20.1 Faculty & Staff - Loose photos, 1955, 1967/1968 and undated
Portraits and groups.
Faculty & Staff - Administration, 1939-1940, 1952-1960 and undated
Portraits and groups.
Faculty & Staff - Art, undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Botany, 1944, 1949, 1954-1955 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Chemistry & Bacteriology, 1955-1956, 1967 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Dramatic Arts, 1955-1956 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Economics & Sociology, 1955-1956 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Education, 1955-1956.
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - English, 1946 and undated
Groups.
Box
20.2 Faculty & Staff - Philosophy & Psychology, 1955, 1961, 1966.
Groups, including Sociology.
Faculty & Staff - Music, 1945, 1949, 1954-1958 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Mathematics, 1954-1956 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - German, 1944, 1954-1956.
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - History & Political Science, 1955-1956 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Home Economics, 1954-1956, 1967 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Student Life, 1946, 1954-1956, 1966, 1968 and undated
Groups and 2 Portraits.
Faculty & Staff - Romance Languages, 1954-1956, 1967 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Physics & Zoology, 1955-1956 and undated
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Physical Education, 1956
Groups.
Faculty & Staff - Miscellaneous, 1955-1956, 1966-1968 and undated
Groups, including student groups.
Faculty & Staff - Alumnae College, 1951, 1962-1963 and undated
Groups.
Box
20.4 Faculty - Inactive, A-B, 1934-1945, 1950-1959, 1963-1965 and undated
Portraits.
Box
21.1 Faculty - Inactive, C-D, 1934, 1939, 1942-1968 and undated
Portraits.
Box
21.2 Faculty - Inactive, E-F, 1934-1949, 1955-1970 and undated
Portraits.
Faculty - Inactive, G-H, 1934-1947, 1954-1966 and undated
Portraits.
Box
21.3 Faculty - Inactive, I-L, 1934, 1939, 1942-1967 and undated
Portraits.
Box
22.1 Faculty - Inactive, M-O, 1934-1945, 1952-1964 and undated
Portraits.
Box
22.2 Faculty - Inactive, P-S, 1934, 1939, 1945, 1951-1968 and undated
Loose portraits.
Box
22.3 Faculty - Inactive, S-T, 1934, 1939, 1944-1945, 1950-1968 and undated
Loose portraits.
Box
22.4 Faculty - Inactive, U-Z, 1934-1945, 1953-1966 and undated
Loose portraits, many not sleeved.
Box
23.1 Antilles Field
Construction, field scenes, and dedication, 1923-1924. Statue unveiling, 1928 (Red Cross Motor Corps Driver of World War 1, based on Mrs. David Mc L. Collins (Leonor F. Lorree's daughter).
Lorree, Leonor F. - Portraits, 1934 and undated.
Alumnae College - Interior scenes, 1937
Carpender, Mrs. Moncure - Portraits, undated
Former Elizabeth N. Greene.
Lippincott, Mrs. A. Haines - Portraits, 1939
Beehive
First floor of Science Building. Shots of cafeteria and lounge. Floor plan.
Neilson, James - Portraits, 1932, 1936 and undated
Box
23.2 Arts (Recitation) Building - Exterior views, 1945, 1955, 1960, 1965 and undated
Carpender Hall - Exterior views, 1954-1956 and undated
Arts Center Complex, 1974 and undated
Exterior black and white and color views, including Levin Theatre, May Duff Walters Hall.
Biological Sciences Building (Botany Building) - Exterior views, 1927, 1954, 1959-1960.
Box
23.3 Chemistry (Science Building) - Exterior views, 1946-1956.
Construction, 1923. Dedication, 1924.
College Center & Addition
Exterior and interior with students, 1951-1969. Artist's conceptual drawing, 1951-1952. Construction 1951-1953. Opening announcement, 1953. New addition 1964-1966.
Box
23.4 College Hall Campus, 1923-1970 and undated
Layout plan, campus and building scenes, sundial.
College Hall & Gazebo, 1931-1968
Interior and exterior scenes, building and grounds, snow scenes, students and staff. Yule Log Service, 1968. Drawing of College Hall as residence of L.D. Jarrard, 1876?, Some unsleeved.
Box
24.1 Cooper Hall - Exterior views, 1918, 1923
Cooper Hall - Interior Views
Public areas, service areas, dormitory room, all circa 1923. Group staff photo, 1959. Christmas student groups, 1952, 1956 and undated, Other student groups 1953, 1956 and undated
Box
24.2 Dean's Home - Exterior views, 1954-1956 and undated
Corwin (Douglass) Campus
Exterior and interior views. Buildings 1956-1958. Corwin Campus Cottages, circa 1922-1923. Lodge interior and undated Dormitory rooms, circa 1922/1923. Student groups, 1957, 1967 and undated Campus plan.
Davison Hall
Home Economics-Psychology Building.
Box
24.3 Dramatic Arts Building - Loose Photographs
Little Theater 1960 and dedication plaque. Exterior, 1951-1956. Interior, 1922, 1946.
Make-up, 1953, 1955, 1966 and undated
Play preparation and make-up scenes
Miscellaneous Production, 1953-1958, 1966-1968 and undated
Scenes from play
The Heiress, 1953
Scenes from play
Goodbye my Fancy, 1951
Dress rehearsal and set
Beard the Rascal, 1955 and undated
Scenes with cast and backstage
Play scenes, set, cast, preparation, undated
Box
24.4 Federation Hall (George & Jones), circa 1923 and undated
Exterior and interior, including science labs
Gibbons Campus
Exterior scenes, some student groups, tennis game, Spanish house, late 1920s, 1937, 1945, 1954-1956, 1968 and undated Schematic design, 1965.
Box
25.1 Hickman Hall
Exterior scenes. Architect drawings (elevation and floor plan), 1962. Construction, 1964. Founders Day Groups, 1964.
Old Gymnasium
Interior and exterior, 1923-1926, 1948, 1954, 1956. Interior as dormitory in 1920 with students.
Historical Markers
Indian Trail in front of College Hall and undated
Box
25.2 Jameson Campus
Layout plan and undated Interior and exterior, 1928, 1946-1956, 1973-1979 and undated Portrait Edwin Cortell Jameson and undated Health clinic groups, 1953. Swimming pool, 1931, 1946 and undated Arch 1954-1968.
Katzenbach and Lippencott Halls
Architect's drawings, 1961. Exterior, 1962 and undated Founders Day groups, 1963.
Library - 135 George St., circa 1919-1920s
Interior and exterior.
Box
25.3 Library, 1939-1958
Arts Building
Library - Architect's sketches, 1942
Architect's initial drawings for unbuilt library.
Students in Library, 1966-1968 and undated
Student groups
Library: Mabel S. Douglass, 1958-1961 and undated
Exterior, ground-breaking ceremony. Interior, students and staff using library. Architect drawings.
Box
25.4 Log Cabin, undated
Exterior, faculty cabin, Farrington Lake?
Lorree Gymnasium, 1961-1963 and undated
Architect drawings, exterior, student and faculty groups. Sports: bowling, modern dance, badminton.
Music Building, 1951-1957 and undated
Exterior and interior. Faculty and student groups, classroom scenes, glee club, conductors and performers (including Erich Leinsdorf, Julius Bloom, Hugh Ross, Rene Wiegert).
Box
26.1 Music Students, 1952-1957 and undated
Students practicing, rehearsing, performing and in class
Neilson Dining Hall & Campus, 1960-1961
Architect drawing, construction, newly-completed, interior and exterior, with students and staff.
Nicholas-Woodbury Halls, 1959-1961 and undated
Interior and exterior, student life, architect drawings, construction
Pond - "Passion Puddle," 1954 and undated
Pond scenes with and without students
Physice (Honors House) - Building Exterior, undated
Raritan River, 1955?
Box
26.2 Ravine (Gibbons) Bridge, 1931/1932, 1954-1959 and undated
Bridge with and without students, including negatives.
Service Building - Exterior, undated
Shack in Watchung Mts. Athletic Association Building, undated. Exterior with students.
Voorhees Chapel - Exterior, 1927, 1949, 1954-1955, 1959-1960 and undated
Including negatives
Voorhees Chapel - Exterior, 1941, 1946, 1954-1956 and undated
Box
26.3 Voorhees Chapel, 1956 and undated
Photographs and engraving, exterior
Voorhees Chapel, 1929, circa 1930, circa 1938, 1941-1946, 1952-1958, 1966-1968 and undated
Interior and exterior. Programs, including choir and assemblies. Exterior includes student groups.
Box
26.4 Woodlawn, 1928-1929, 1938, 1942-1946, 1953, post-1956 and undated
Interior and exterior. Photographs and woodcut illustration.
Alumnae
Portraits and groups, some negatives. Most identified.
Box
26.5 Alumnae, 1940, 1951-1952, 1957, 1958 and undated
Portraits (most identified) & groups, some negatives. Children's Festival, alumnae college classroom, 2nd generation from class of '51.
Alumnae, 1948-1957
Portraits and groups, antiques shows 1950-1955, reunion days 1949-1950, speakers and awards.
Box
27.1 Athletics
Swimming and archery, including some negatives. Waterballet, swimming, diving (1950-1951, 1953-1955, 1956, undated). Archery (1953, 1955, 1961, undated).
Athletics, 1942-1954 and undated
Fencing, basketball, exercise, golf, boating, tennis.
Box
27.2 Athletics
Dancing, field hockey, volleyball, including some negatives. Dancing (1947-1948, 1953-1956, undated). Field hockey (1945, 1948, 1953, 1955).
Campus Scenes, 1918, 1920s, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1968 and undated
May Day 1918 (Douglass first class), early 1920s snowball fight, student life, interior and exterior scenes.
Choir, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1955-1956, 1968 and undated
Rehearsals and performances.
Box
27.3 College Emblems & Rings, 1959 and undated
Drawings and prints of emblems and rings. Includes lists of recipients.
Christmas Service & Activities
Yule log ceremony (1921?), Christmas ceremony (1946, undated), Caroling (1955, undated).
Christmas Service & Formal, 1956, 1958, 1966-1967
Christmas Formal.
Commencement, 1956, 1958, 1966-1967
Group: President Thomas, Edith Douglass, Dean Mabel S.Douglass. Others with presidents and other identified dignitaries. 1922-1932, 1947 and undated
Box
27.4 Commencement, 1925, 1931-1932, 1943, 1948-1953, 1955, 1959, 1963-1964, 1966 and undated
Commencement, 1949-1951, 1953, 1955-1956, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1967 and undated.
Box
27.5 Commencement - Honorary Degree Holders, 1949-1965 and undated
Includes photo of Marian Anderson (undated), and Ruth White with Emmy Award for best supporting actress, most are identified.
Commencement - Honorary Degree Holders
Includes photos of Marian Anderson (1941), Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (1939), most others identified.
Box
28.1 Commencement - Honorary Degree Holders, 1964 and undated
Portraits, Marian Anderson and others.
Date With Dad Day, 1957-1958, 1967 and undated
Fathers and daughters, groups and pairs, some identified.
Date With Dad Day, 1954-1956
Fathers and daughters, groups and pairs.
Eagleton Foundation
Election night, 1959-1960. Mrs. Floence Eagleton portrait, pre 1926(?).
Federation - Officials, undated
Portraits of officials.
Box
28.3 50th Anniversary Picture File, 1968
Convocation, commencement speakers, panelists, trustees, audience.
Founders Day, 1958, 1965 and undated
Founders Day classroom scenes, events, portraits and groups. Many identified.
Fund to Finance Experimental Courses, 1957 and undated
Two photos, groups, one identified with discussion of the program.
Government Association, 1923?, 1942, 1950 and undated
Events and copy of newspaper article on Miss Bernice Brown, President of the NJC Co-operative Association.
Box
28.4 International Weekend, 1953-1955 and undated
Events, groups, international students and guests, some identified.
International Weekend, 1957, 1958?, 1964-1965, and undated
Events, groups, international students and guests, some identified.
Box
28.5 International Students, 1949 and undated
Groups and portraits, some identified, UNESCO day.
Line Drawings, 1935, 1957-1958 and undated
Drawings and woodcuts of school buildings, 1918 Emblem New Jersey College for Women, drawings of students, miscellaneous.
Staff Photographs, 1955, 1960 and undated
Portraits and groups, most identified.
Box
28.6 Staff Photographs, 1960-1 and undated
Portraits and groups, most identified. Various staff member, including cleaning staff, Cooper Hall staff (including position and years of service).
Miscellaneous, 1929, 1944, 1952-1954, 1972 and undated
Campus scenes, interior and exterior, buildings, student groupings and miscellaneous. 1929 NJ Division of AAUW, Girls State 1953-1954, Citizenship Institute 1952.
Miscellaneous
Student groupings, classroom scenes, sailing club, radio, Angel Flight, choir, Campus Night, athletics (golf, archery, tennis, dance, swimming), bicycles. 1952, 1958 and undated
Box
28.7 Miscellaneous, 1952 and undated
Student groupings, campus scenes, choir 1952, athletics: golf, archery, tennis, water ballet (Nereids), dance.
Name Change Pictures, 1954-1955
Student groups, activities, faculty, convocation, name change exhibit and luncheon.
Box
29.1 Students in the Classroom - Art Classroom scenes, 1944-1945, 1950-1951, 1956?, 1958, 1976 and undated
Students in the Classroom - General Classrooms, 1947, 1956, 1959-1960 and undated
Classroom and library scenes.
Box
29.2 Students in the Classroom - Engineering/ Home Economics, circa 1920, 1951?, 1954-1958 and undated
Classroom scenes, engineering, home economics (kitchen and café).
Students in the Classroom - Home Economics, Sewing, 1925, 1950?, 1955 and undated
Classroom scenes.
Students in the Classroom - Miscellaneous, 1936, 1944, 1976 and undated
Classroom scenes, field trips. Music, dance, religion, chemistry, Spanish, other.
Students in the Classroom - Ag Campus, 1950, 1957 and undated
Students with cows, with plants.
Box
29.3 Students in the Classroom - In Labs, 1943, 1950, 1954, 1956-1957, 1964, 1967-1968 and undated
Lab scenes.
Students in the Classroom - NJC Nursery School, 1932
Children on the playground.
Students in the Classroom - with Children, circa 1950, 1952, 1954, 1957-1958, 1967-1968, and undated
Students teaching and reading to children.
Students in the Classroom - Outdoors, 1944, 1947, 1958-1959 and undated
Outdoor classes.
Box
29.4 Loose photographs, 1922, 1928, 1936, 1942, 1944, 1948 and undated
Archery, tennis, plays, bowling, Quair Staff 1954, Mothers Day 1922, miscellaneous.
Students - Clubs & Organizations
Weepies, circa 1939, Orchesis, 1936, 1943-1944. Drum & Bugle Club, 1928-1929?
Students - Clubs & Organizations, Early 1920s through 1943 and undated
Plays, dance, various athletics, art.
Box
30.1 Students - Clubs & Organizations, 1928, 1944 and undated
Early science lab, canoeing, group gymnastics (1928), athletics, other.
Students - Clubs & Organizations
Groups, various organizations, meetings, activities, officers, 1930, 1949-1958, 1976-1978 and undated. Weepies, 1945-1959. Quair, 1955-1958 and undated. Radio work and undated
Box
30.2 Students - Clubs & Organizations
Caellian, 1953-1956 and undated Carolling outside College Hall, 1952-1953 and undated Yule Log Ceremony, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1966, 1968 and undated
Students - Individuals, 1929-1930, 1976 and undated
Campus scenes, individual students.
Students - Sacred Path, 1929, 1948, 1950-1957, 1968 and undated
Ceremony and student groupings.
Box
30.3 Students - Employment, 1946-1957 and undated
At the Ag College, babysitting, miscellaneous jobs.
Students - Pan American
Casual photos of Olga Bravo (undated), Maria Luisa Navarro/Doris Schule (1956), Margarida Rosas (1957/1958).
Students - Groups, 1918, 1928-1935, 1942-1944, 1950-1956, 1966-1967 and undated
Various, Christmas ceremonies, Christmas Dance 1935, Red Cross Dance 1945, members Class of 1929-1930, NJC first class Mothers Day 1918 & early 20s.
Box
30.4 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, 1943
Convocation, ceremonies, services.
Visitors - Distinguished
Portraits, Martha Graham and dance company, WH Auden, Arthur F Manselsdorff, Stuart Chase, all undated. Thomas Finletter 1958 (crumpled negative), Joyce Cary 1953, Hasagawa 1955.
Box
30.5 Visitors - Distinguished
Portraits, H.A. Overstreet, Millicent C. McIntosh (also CV), Robert B. Meyner (also Biography), Eugene Ormandy, all undated. Robert Frost, 1956.
Visitors - Distinguished
Portraits and casual photographs. Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1940-1944, 1959. Various others, including Erich Fromm, Allen A Stockdale, Henry S Commager, Sigmund Rothschild, and others, all undated
Box
30.6 Voorhees Chapel - Exterior views, undated
Oversize. From Box 26 of 19/C1/1.
Athletic montage, 1938-1939?
Drawings of students, emblem, undated
Cooper Hall View Books, undated
Jameson Campus & Willetts Memorial Infirmery View Books, undated
Voorhees Chapel View Books, undated
Facilities for Physical Training View Books, undated
Campus buildings, undated
Cafeteria in Science Building, Construction of Nicholas & Woodbury, Science Hall/Gymnasium, College Center.