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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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.