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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Created1958
DescriptionPhotos primarily depicting advocacy efforts associated with the epic 1958 election initiative that renamed Arizona State College to Arizona State University.
ContributorsRice, Roy (Videographer)
Description
Audio recordings of radio broadcasts sponsored by the ASU Alumni Association. James Creasman is the program host. Sallie Davis Hayden talks about the life and career of her father Charles Trumbull Hayden, and her brother Senator Carl T. Hayden. Alumnus Tom Edens Jr. talks about universities and the search for educated talent with Alumni Association President Hascall Henshaw. Both recordings are ca. 1957
DescriptionTwo videos presenting overviews of ASU history. ASU Generations is a twelve minute comprehensive history of ASU with vintage band music, still photography, video clips and no narration. ASU Generations: Homecoming is a fifteen minute history of Homecoming at ASU with script and narration by University Archivist Robert Spindler.
Created1940
DescriptionAn audio recording of Fred Waring's Chesterfield Pleasure Time Orchestra featuring a fight song Waring composed for the Arizona State College in 1940.
ContributorsCanyon Films (Phoenix, Ariz.) (Film producer)
Created2005-05-19
Description
Promotional film for the university originally on 16mm film. Color and sound with narration.
Created2004
DescriptionA video production of the Department of History featuring interviews with several department faculty and alumni.
ContributorsMunoz, Laura (Compiler) / Spindler, Robert (Compiler)
ContributorsThomas, Alfred (Compiler) / Olive, Michael (Compiler) / Humbert, Raymie (Compiler)
Description
Three files presenting basic characteristics of campus buildings including date of construction, groundbreaking or dedication, architect, contractor, square footage and cost from 1886-2014. The Documentary History file compiled by founding University Archivist Alfred Thomas covers buildings completed from 1886-1960, the order of buildings described in this file is capricious. The Olive Survey compiled by ASU Barrett Honors College student Michael Olive covers buildings completed from 1961-2007, presented in alphabetical order by building name. The Survey for buildings at the Polytechnic, West and Downtown campuses was completed by Barrett Honors College student Raymie Humbert in 2014. This building data is presented by campus and then alphabetically by building name within each campus.
ContributorsManagement and Financial Analysis (Contributor)
Created1985
Description
Selected pages from the 1984-1985 Centennial Edition of the university Statistical Summary published by Office of Management and Financial Analysis. Most data in these selections are historical rather than statistical, offering lists of board and university presidents, endowed chairs, college and school names over time, etc.