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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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.
Motion picture of the 1952 Homecoming Parade on Mill Avenue.
Motion picture of a 1950s Homecoming Parade on Mill Avenue. The end of the film includes clips of a family walking onto their front porch and people fishing in a creek.
Motion picture of the 1951 Homecoming Parade on Mill Avenue. Many of the floats celebrate the class of 1926.