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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- All Subjects: Gammage, Grady, 1892-1959
Enrollment Growth During Presidents' Tenure presents growth data for each university president derived from official statistical data from the 1984-1985 Centennial Edition of the Arizona State University Statistical Summary. It was produced by the Office of Management and Financial Analysis in 1985.
This page from the 1985 Arizona State University Statistical Summary lists the university presidents from 1886-1984.
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.
Black-and-white photograph of President Grady Gammage standing on the Starlight balcony of the Memorial Union at night as he greets a crowd of students with the election results. A group of photographers stand near him.
Black-and-white photograph of President Grady Gammage reading a piece of paper while a group of people stand around him.
Black-and-white photograph of President Grady Gammage and his wife Kathryn unfurling a pennant with the new university name.
Black-and-white photograph of President Grady Gammage signing a piece of paper. Several other people, including his wife Kathryn, surround him, and the headline of a newspaper on the table reads "VOTERS DECIDE."
Black-and-white photograph of President Grady Gammage and an unidentified man standing in front of a voting booth.