The History of Arizona State University
Arizona State University was founded as the territorial normal school in 1885. This collection features photographs, documents, and audio and visual materials that chronicle the history of the institution. Additional materials include statistical lists and compilations of data for enrollment and building data.
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- Creators: Arizona State College at Tempe. Sun Devil Band
- Creators: Arizona State University. Office of the Registrar
The Geographical Distribution file presents pages scanned from ASU Enrollment Reports annually compiled by the Office of the Registrar and Director of Admissions from 1946-1970. This file presents statistics for male and female students by Arizona county of origin, U.S. "Possessions" or foreign countries.
This document presents statistics for international students' countries of origin, organized into first and second semesters for each academic calendar year between 1946 and 1970.
Steve Allen narrates this solicitation for support of the Arizona State University Alumni Association ca. 1965. The audio features Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and Sun Devil Marching Band music, the ASU College Bowl team, the announcement of Miss America Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Spanish professor Irma Wilson, and President G. Homer Durham and the ASU Concert Choir.
An amateur silent motion picture documenting the Arizona State College Homecoming in 1954. Parade floats and the Sun Devil Band are featured on Central Avenue in Phoenix near the hotel Westward Ho. ASC President Grady Gammage and his wife Kathryn drive by in an open car. Displays and house decorations on the Tempe campus are presented. Alumni and staff are depicted eating at the Homecoming banquet.