The History of Arizona State University

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.

Black-and-white photograph of a smiling woman crouching next to a car with an Arizona State University bumper sticker. The bumper sticker was part of a 1958 election initiative to rename Arizona State College to Arizona State University.

Black-and-white photograph of students gathered outside the Arizona State Capitol building. A partially obscured banner has the acronym "ASU" on it.

English transcript of an audio recording of Fred Waring's Chesterfield Pleasure Time Orchestra featuring a fight song Waring composed for the Arizona State College in 1940.

Scan of the official canvass for the November 4, 1958 election establishing that the name of Arizona State College is being changed to Arizona State University. The canvass is signed by Secretary of State Wesley Bolin, Governor Ernest McFarland, and Chief of Justice Levi S. Udall.

Black-and-white photograph of a man wearing an "I've Signed ASU" badge collecting signatures for the ASU name change from a couple in their doorway.

Black-and-white photograph of a man and woman putting an Arizona State University bumper sticker on a car

Black-and-white photograph of a billboard in support of Proposition 200 reading "VOTE 200 YES. ASU: ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. A NEW NAME..A TRUE NAME."

Black-and-white photograph of a group of students cheering and throwing pompoms in the air. The words 'Happy "U"' can be read on a partially obscured banner with the Greek letters Alpha Phi in the corners.