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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Black-and-white photograph of five uniformed Army ROTC students standing in front of a microphone with boxes of petitions to change the college's name at their feet.
Black-and-white photograph of a card section in the Goodwin Stadium. Students hold up cards that say "Thank U" to thank voters for their support of the name change.
Black-and-white photograph of a man kneeling behind a car with two ASU bumper stickers. One reads "We are proud of 2: U of A & ASU," and the other reads "Vote Yes 200."
Black-and-white photograph of Governor Ernest McFarland, an unidentified man, James "Mr. ASU" Creasman, and Arizona Secretary of State Wesley Bolin celebrating Proposition 200 passing.
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.
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.
Audio recording of Fred Waring's Chesterfield Pleasure Time Orchestra featuring a fight song Waring composed for the Arizona State College in 1940.
This section from the 1985 Arizona State University Statistical Summary lists the colleges within the university that were established between 1885-1984.